Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1679-RB thaler Dav-6575
The first specimen was lot 954 in Jean Elsen sale 114 (Brussels, September 2012) where it sold for €650 (about US$1,005 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, BRUNSWICK-CALENBERG, Johann Friedrich (1665-1679), AR Taler, 1679 RB, Zellerfeld. Droit: B. drapé à droite, coiffé d'une longue perruque. Revers: EX DURIS GLORIA Un palmier sur un îlot rocheux. Rare. Fines griffes. Petits coups sur la tranche. presque Superbe. (Germany, Brunswick-Calenberg, John Frederick (1665-79), silver thaler of 1679, Zellerfeld mint. Obverse: armored bust to right with large wig; reverse: legend 'EX DURIS GLORIA', a palm tree springs from a rocky islet. Rare, fine scratches, small rim nicks, nearly extremely fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 5644 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €3,200 (about US$4,454 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, FÜRSTENTUM, Johann Friedrich, 1665-1679. Reichstaler 1679, Zellerfeld. R Attraktives Exemplar mit hübscher Patina, vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Erworben 1982 von G. Blancon, Hannover. (duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg, John Frederick, 1665-79, thaler of 1679, Zellerfeld mint. Rare, attactive example with nadsome toning, extremely fine.)"
This type is one of several issued on the death of the duke. His descendant became king George I of England in 1714.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 29,10 g; the second specimen 29.08 g.
Catalog reference: Welter-1707; Dav-6575, KM 229.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 114, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.
- [2]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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