Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1657-LW 1-1/2 thaler Dav-LS166

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Sincona sale 13, lot 2083
Celle in 1648. It lies on the Aller northeast of Hannover

This specimen was lot 2083 in Sincona sale 13 (Zürich, October 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "DEUTSCHLAND, Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Celle, Herzogtum, Löser zu 1 1/2 Taler 1657. Clausthal Mit Wertpunze. Selten. Sehr schön." This year saw the issue of a series of multiple thalers, including a quintuple thaler (Dav-LSA160), quadruple thaler (Dav-LS160), triple thaler (Dav-LS161), double thaler (Dav-LS162) and 1½ thaler (Dav-LS166, shown here). 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.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: silver, this specimen 42.70 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-LS166.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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]Auktion 13: Münzen und Medaillen, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013.

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