Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1662-LW 1/2 thaler

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Künker sale 354, lot 5609

This specimen was lot 5609 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,531 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, FÜRSTENTUM, Christian Ludwig, 1648-1665. 1/2 Reichstaler 1662, Clausthal. RR Prachtexemplar. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 26, Osnabrück 1995, Nr. 3712. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle, Christian Louis, 1648-65, half thaler of 1662, Clausthal mint. Very rare, choice example, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This type is recorded for 1649-65 yet is scarce, especially compared to the similar thaler (Dav-6521). 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.

Specification: silver, this specimen 14.43 g.

Catalog reference: KM 207, Welter 1515.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [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.

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