Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (15)51 thaler Dav-9046

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from Künker sale 354, lot 5407

This specimen was lot 5407 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €3,200 (about US$4,454 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Heinrich der Jüngere, 1514-1568. Taler 1551, Riechenberg. R Feine Patina, vorzüglich, Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 29, Osnabrück 1995, Nr. 3495. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Henry the Younger, 1514-68, thaler of 1551, Riechenberg mint, Rare, fine patina, extremely fine.)"

This type was also struck in 1548.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.90 g.

Catalog reference: probably KM MB68, Dav-9046; 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]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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