Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (15)41 1/2 thaler

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Sincona sale 22, lot 1081

This specimen was lot 1081 in Sincona sale 22 (Zürich, May 2015), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,512 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel, Herzogtum, Heinrich der Jüngere, 1514-1568 Halbtaler 1541. Sehr schön. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Henry the Younger, 1514-68, half thaler of 1541, very fine.)"

This half thaler shows a very early version of the wild man design.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver; this specimen is 14.15 g.

Catalog reference: Welter 402. Fiala 47.

Source:

  • Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Collection Fumatori, Auction 22, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.

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