Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1662-LW 3 thaler Dav-LS173

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Künker sale 293, lot 630

This specimen was lot 630 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,504 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, HERZOGTUM Christian Ludwig, 1648-1665. Löser zu 3 Reichstalern 1662, Clausthal. Ausbeute der Harzer Gruben. Mit Wertpunze. Preussag Collection (Auktion London Coin Galleries/Künker 1) 161 (dieses Exemplar). Schöne Tönung, kl. Kratzer, sehr schön. Exemplar der Preussag Collection, Part I. Auktion London Coin Galleries/Künker 1, London 2015, Nr. 161. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle, Christian Louis, 1648-65, triple thaler of 1662, Clausthal mint, for the Harz mines, with denomination punch. Nice toning, small scratches, very fine.)"

Triple thalers featuring the duke's monogram and the leaping stallion are recorded for 1650 (Dav-LS150), 1657 (Dav-LS159), 1662 (this issue), 1663 (Dav-LS177) and 1664 (Dav-LS188). All are rare and expensive.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 86,73 g.

Catalog reference: KM 222.3, Dav-LS173; Welter 1496, Duve 9 A; Müseler 10.4.1/51.

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]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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