Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1664-LW 1-1/2 thaler Dav-LS190

Stack's Bowers 2015 ANA sale, lot 30304

This specimen was lot 30304 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2015), where it sold for $3,055. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle. 1 1/2 Taler, 1664-LW. Christian Ludwig (1648-65). NGC AU-55. Well struck with minimal doubling and full details in the mining scene. Crowned monogram 'CL' countermark on rump of horse. We could find only three other specimens that have crossed the auction block in the past decade, with none better than EF. The coin offered is likely the finest extant." This issue was accompanied by a double thaler (Dav-LS189), a triple thaler (Dav-LS188) and a quadruple thaler (Dav-LS187). 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, 62 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Dav-LS190; KM-251.5.

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]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2015 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2015.

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Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1664-LW 1-1/2 thaler Dav-LS190

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