Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1692 2/3 thaler KM-347

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from Künker sale 354, lot 5667

This specimen was lot 5667 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €460 (about US$640 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, FÜRSTENTUM, Ernst August, 1679-1698, seit 1662 Bischof von Osnabrück. 2/3 Taler 1692, Hannover. Vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 35, Osnabrück 1997, Nr. 1869. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg, Ernest Augustus, 1679-98, bishop of Osnabrück since 1662, two-thirds thaler of 1692, Hannover mint. Extremely fine.)"

This particular "leaping stallion" gulden has stars instead of the usual mintmaster's initials and was struck 1690-92. Other gulden of the period featured the wild man or St. Andrew on the reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 12.82 g.

Catalog reference: KM 347, Dav-409; Welter 1975.

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]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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