Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1646-LW thaler Dav-6497

Künker sale 354, lot 5600

This specimen was lot 5600 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €650 (about US$905 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, FÜRSTENTUM, Friedrich, 1636-1648. Reichstaler 1646, Clausthal. Vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Lanz 113, München 2002, Nr. 415. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle, Frederick, 1636-48, thaler of 1646, Clausthal mint. Extremely fine.)"

This type, which is fairly common, is listed for 1644-47. The duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle fell extinct in 1705 and passed to Hannover.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.88 g.

Catalog reference: KM 169.1, Dav-6497; Welter 1415.

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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

Link to:

• (1640-48)-LW ⅛ thaler
• 1643-LW ⅛ thaler, death of the duke's sister
• (1643-48)-HS thaler, wild man reverse
• (1643-45)-HS thaler, wild man reverse
• (1643-48)-HS thaler, bust obverse
• 1644-LW thaler
• 1646-LW ⅛ thaler
• 1647-LW thaler
• 1647-LW 5 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1646