Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1650-HS thaler Dav-6517

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Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55616
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Stack's Bowers September 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74599
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The first specimen was lot 55616 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Calenberg & Luneburg (Celle). Taler, 1650-HS. Zellerfeld or Goslar Mint. Christian Ludwig. Extremely Fine Details -- Environmental Damage. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." The second specimen was lot 74599 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $600. The catalog description[2] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Calenberg & Luneburg (Celle). Taler, 1650-HS. Zellerfeld or Goslar Mint. Christian Ludwig. PCGS AU-58. Featuring a tone that is composed of slate gray and amber, this near-Mint crown no doubt stands as an exceptional survivor. 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. 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 type is known dated 1643, 1648, 1652-57, 1663-65. The SCWC incorrectly lists this type under -Calenberg when Christian Ludwig had abdicated that title in favor of -Celle in 1648.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-6517 (image reversed with 6518); KM-47.3; Welter-1506.

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, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
  • [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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