Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1677 2/3 thaler KM-A224

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Jean Elsen sale 163, lot 1527
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This specimen was lot 1527 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it sold for €850 (about US$982 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ALLEMAGNE, BRUNSWICK-CALENBERG, Johann Friedrich (1665-1679), AR Palmbaumgulden (2/3 Taler), 1677. D/ B. cuir. à d. R/ Palmier sur un îlot rocheux. Deux navires croisant au large vers la g. Dans l'état de frappe. Rare dans cette qualité. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg, John Frederick, 1665-79, silver "palm tree" gulden of 1677, Hannover mint. Obverse: armored bust left; reverse: palm tree on a rocky island, two ships crossing the bay to the left. As struck, rare in this quality, Uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1677 only and is scarce. Two thirds thaler = one gulden. John Frederick shocked his family by converting to Catholicism in 1651. He died in 1679, leaving only daughters, and was succeeded by his youngest brother Ernst Augustus.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 14,61 g.

Catalog reference: KM-A224, Welter 1728; Dav-377A.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 163, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.

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