Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1663-LW thaler Dav-6521

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Ponterio sale 168, lot 50434
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 50434 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $476. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle. Taler, 1663-LW. NGC AU-55. Christian Ludwig (1648-65). Toned." 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 listed under Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle and is recorded for 1649-65, the entire reign of duke Christian Ludwig.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-6521; KM-211.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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