Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1695-RB thaler Dav-6598

Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 30227

This specimen was lot 30227 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Calenburg. Taler, 1695-RB. Zellerfeld Mint. Ernst August. PCGS MS-62. Tantalizingly original and pleasing, this deep gunmetal gray specimen offers a vibrantly wholesome nature through its luster that remains in the fields and subtle iridescence that certainly comes to life when cradled back and forth. Undoubtedly worthy of a supreme bid and spirited competition. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." Christian Ludwig was duke in Calenberg 1641-48 and in Celle 1648-65. His younger brother Georg Wilhelm was duke in Calenberg 1648-65 and in Celle 1665-1705. Johann Friedrich, the third brother, was duke in Calenberg 1665-79. The last brother, Ernst August, was duke in Calenberg 1679-98 and elector of Hannover 1692-98. Ernst August's son George inherited Calenberg and Hannover in 1698, Celle in 1705 and the throne of Great Britain in 1714. This example is a mule of Dav-6597 and Dav-6598 and was struck 1694-96. The voided escutcheon in the center represented the duke's anticipation of obtaining the English throne.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-382.2, Dav-6597/6598; Welter-1955.

Source:

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, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1695-RB thaler Dav-6598

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