Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (15)48 thaler Dav-9046

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55390

This specimen was lot 55390 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $312. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Wolfenbuttel. Taler, '48' (1548). Riechenberg Mint. Heinrich 'the Younger'. PCGS Genuine--Scratch, EF Details. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type is listed for 1548-52, all with two digit dates. It is scarce; this example realized only one fifth of the catalog value. The very similar Dav-9045 has the reverse legend, "IN*GOTS*GEWA*HA*I*M*S*G*STALT*GOT*", whereas this one says, "IN*GOTS*GWALT*HAT*I*GSTALT*".

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-9046; KM-MB69; Welter-391.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1500-1600, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1979.
• Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• (15)47 quarter thaler, wildman reverse
• 1547 thaler, bust obverse, wild man reverse
• (15)48 thaler, Riechenberg mint, "IN*GOTS*GEWA*HA*I*M*S*G*STALT*GOT*"
• (15)49 thaler, bust obverse, wild man reverse
• Coins and currency dated 1548