Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1649-LW thaler Dav-6521

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Künker sale 386, lot 5135

This specimen was lot 5135 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €700 (about US$905 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG-CELLE, FÜRSTENTUM, Christian Ludwig, 1648-1665. Reichstaler 1649, Clausthal. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Talersammlung Dr. Heinz Pielsticker, Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 184, Osnabrück 2011, Nr. 4306. (duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle, Christian Louis, 1648-65, thaler of 1649, Clausthal mint. Fine patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This "leaping stallion" thaler is listed for 1649-65, i.e., Christian Ludwig's entire reign. However, despite the many years of production, it is on the expensive side.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.86 g.

Catalog reference: KM 211, Dav-6521; Welter 1511.

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., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
  • [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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