Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1694-HB 2/3 thaler

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Künker sale 386, lot 5174

This specimen was lot 5174 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €320 (about US$414 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, AB 1692 KURFÜRSTENTUM HANNOVER, Ernst August, 1679-1698, seit 1662 Bischof von Osnabrück. 2/3 Taler 1694, Clausthal. Sog. "Einhorngulden". Feine Patina, fast vorzüglich. Interessante Variante dieses beliebten Guldens. Durch einen Stempelriss beim Kopf des Rosses erscheint es, als ob es sich um ein Einhorn handelt. (electorate of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg-Hannover, Ernest Augustus, 1679-98, bishop of Osnabrück since 1662, two-thirds thaler of 1694, Clausthal mint, the so-called "unicorn gulden". Fine patina, about extremely fine. Interesting variety with a die crack on the stallion's head making him appear to be a unicorn.)"

This type was struck 1693-94.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 13,15 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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