Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1698-RB thaler Dav-6601
This specimen was lot 73552 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $552. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Calenberg. Taler, 1698-RB. Zellerfeld Mint. Ernst August. PCGS AU-50. This coin offers pale lilac gray surfaces with a mix of gold and russet highlights in protected areas and the occasional glimpse of cobalt. Evenly struck with light wear. A solid and attractive example of the type. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type, struck 1697-98 after Ernst August was promoted from duke to elector, is rather scarce. Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg and Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle were traded back and forth between brothers until death left only one, who became the elector of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg-Hannover ("Hannover" for short) and later king of England.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-6601; KM-382.5; Welter-1955.
- 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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