Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1705 1/8 thaler
This specimen was lot 5624 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €300 (about US$418 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, FÜRSTENTUM, Georg Wilhelm, 1665-1705. 1/8 Reichstaler 1705, Clausthal, auf seinen Tod am 28. August. R Fast vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 290, Osnabrück 2017, Nr. 3484. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle, George William, 1665-1705, one eighth thaler of 1705, Clausthal mint, on the death of the duke on August 28. Rare, about extremely fine.)"
This rare issue is the last half thaler from this branch of the Brunswick dukes, which fell extinct in 1705 on the death of Georg Wilhelm. The property passed to Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg, which later became Hannover. One, half, quarter and eighth thalers were issued on this occasion.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 3,61 g.
Catalog reference: KM 367, Welter 1612.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [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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