Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (15)55 thaler Dav-9055
This specimen was lot 25032 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Wolfenbuttel. Taler (24 Groschen), 1555. Goslar Mint. Heinrich "the Younger" with Erich II "the Younger" of Calenburg. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, VF Details. A fairly RARE and seldom encountered emission featuring two dukes from the House of Welf, this cleaned and well circulated example stands as an overall excellent representation of the type. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." The SCWC files this under Brunswick-Calenberg while Davenport files it under Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. As it was a joint issue, both are correct. This type was also struck in 1551. The "Z4" on the reverse refers to the value, twenty-four groschen or 72 kreuzer.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-9055; KM MB26; Welter-484.
- 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, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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