Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1665-LW 1/4 thaler

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Künker sale 354, lot 5615

This specimen was lot 5615 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €380 (about US$529 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, FÜRSTENTUM, Christian Ludwig, 1648-1665. 1/4 Reichstaler 1665, Clausthal, auf seinen Tod am 15. März. R Schöne Patina, Kl. Henkelspur, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Slg. Dr. Ahlers, Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 39, Osnabrück 1997, Nr. 3679. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle, Christian Louis, 1648-65, quarter thaler of 1665, Clausthal mint, on the duke's death on March 15. Rare, beautiful patina, small mount mark, very fine to extremely fine.)"

On the death of Christian Ludwig in 1665, a series of commemoratives was struck, including a 1/24 thaler (KM 264), one eighth thaler (KM 265), one quarter thaler (KM 266, shown here), one half thaler (KM 267) and single thaler (KM 268). His successor, Georg Wilhelm, was the last duke of the line. The duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle then passed to Hannover in 1705.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 7,05 g.

Catalog reference: KM 266, Welter Nachtrag 1521.

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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