Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1681-RB thaler Dav-6591
This specimen was lot 73549 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Calenberg. Taler, 1681-RB. Zellerfeld Mint. Ernst August. PCGS AU-55. This piece exhibits magenta-hued gray surfaces with splashes of subdued gold and cobalt toning. Fairly evenly struck, albeit with a worn obverse die. Strong detail is seen in the Wild Man tempered only by the lightest of wear. Attractive. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1680-83 and 1686-87 and is fairly available. There is another very similar "wild man" thaler (Dav-6592) with the date at the bottom.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-6591; KM-265.1; Welter-1950.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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