Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1693-HB 2/3 thaler KM-379

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Künker sale 386, lot 5172

This specimen was lot 5172 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €280 (about US$362 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, Ernst August, 1679-1698, seit 1662 Bischof von Osnabrück. 2/3 Taler 1693, Clausthal. Sog. "Nasenblutengulden". R Feine Patina, kl. Kratzer auf der Rückseite, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 64, Osnabrück 2001, Nr. 4592. Interessante Variante dieses beliebten Guldens. Durch einen Stempelsprung unterhalb der Nase erscheint es, als ob der Herzog unter Nasenbluten litt. (electorate of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg-Hannover, Ernest Augustus, 1679-98, bishop of Osnabrück since 1662, two-thirds thaler of 1693, Clausthal mint, the so-called "nose bleed gulden". Rare, fine patina, obverse die crack, very fine to extremely fine. Interesting variety where an obverse die crack makes it appear that the duke has a nosebleed.)"

This type was struck 1693-94.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 13,03 g, the weight of 4/9 thaler.

Catalog reference: KM 379, Dav-397 Anm.; Welter 1969 Anm.

Source:

  • 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., 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, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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