Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (15)67 1/2 thaler
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This specimen was lot 448 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €360 (about US$485 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, HERZOGTUM Heinrich der Jüngere, 1514-1568. 1/2 Taler 1567, Goslar. R Min. bearbeitet, kl. Schrötlingsfehler am Rand, sehr schön. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Henry the Younger, 1514-68, half thaler of 1567, Goslar mint. Scarce, some tooling, edge defects, very fine.)"
This type was struck 1557-68 and matches Dav-9051 in every respect.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM MB95, Welter 405.
- 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 Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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