Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (15)67 thaler Dav-9051
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This specimen was lot 73184 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $384. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Wolfenbuttel. Taler, "67" (1567). Goslar Mint. Heinrich "the Younger". PCGS VF-35. Evenly handled yet nevertheless entirely original, this attractively toned "wildman" crown offers a great overall look and stands as a remarkable survivor. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was issued 1557-68 and is fairly common for the period.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-9051; KM MB99; Welter-395.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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