Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1676 thaler Dav-6543
This specimen was lot 5143 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,197 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG-CELLE, FÜRSTENTUM, Georg Wilhelm, 1665-1705. Reichstaler 1676, auf die 100-Jahrfeier der Universität Helmstedt. Kräftige Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 19, Osnabrück 1991, Nr. 912. (duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle, George William, 1665-1705, thaler of 1676, on the centennial of the university of Helmstedt. Dark toning, very fine to extremely fine.)"
In addition to this commemorative, the duke of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg also struck a thaler on this occasion (Dav-6588).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28,82 g.
Catalog reference: KM 302, Dav-6543; Laverrenz 128; Welter 1585.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
Link to:
- 1673-RD thaler, leaping stallion reverse
- 1675-RD 24 mariengroschen, leaping stallion reverse
- Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1676-HB thaler Dav-6588, centennial of the university of Helmstedt
- Coins and currency dated 1676