Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1639-HS 4 thaler Dav-LS130
This specimen was lot 30220 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $13,800. The catalog description[1] noted,
"German States: Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle. Friedrich V 4 Taler 1639-HS AU Details (Obverse Tooled) NGC, Clausthal mint. Henning Schreiber as mintmaster. With value stamp "4" on reverse. One of the largest coins produced during Friedrich V's reign, and one with scant auction appearances over the last several decades. Our research brings to light only two other examples: the Preussag specimen, a very nice representative which realized 28,000 Pounds, and the Milas specimen (Spink-Taisei Auction 40, April 1992, Lot 62), which was struck from different dies. Though lightly tooled to the right of the Duke's portrait, the strike as a whole is very deeply impressed, surrounded by a light cabinet patina that dresses the obverse surfaces in a soft, lustrous sheen. For the sake of accuracy, we note a pair of flan cracks along the upper edge, though these do not seem to pose any danger to the coin's integrity. Sold with a copy of an old lot description. From the Paramount Collection."
In 1639, the duke also issued a five thaler (Dav-LS129), a triple thaler (Dav-LS131) and a thaler (Dav-6494).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 114.42 g.
Catalog reference: KM 152, Dav-LS130, Elbeshausen Collection-Unl., Preussag Collection-132, Welter-1405.
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- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Davenport, John S., Large Size Silver Coins of the World, 16th-19th Centuries, 3rd Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1991.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3096, featuring the Paramount Collection of World & Ancient Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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