Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1655-HS thaler Dav-6518

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Künker sale 293, lot 626

This specimen was lot 626 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €270 (about US$364 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, HERZOGTUM Christian Ludwig, 1648-1665. Reichstaler 1655, Zellerfeld. Dunkle Patina, sehr schön +. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle, Christian Louis, 1648-65, thaler of 1649, Zellerfeld mint. Dark patina, very fine or better.)"

This type is noted for 1654-65. 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.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 237, Dav-6518; Welter 1508.

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 Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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