Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (15)68 thaler Dav-9051

Sincona sale 22, lot 1084

This specimen was lot 1084 in Sincona sale 22 (Zürich, May 2015), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$440 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel, Herzogtum, Heinrich der Jüngere, 1514-1568 Taler 1568. Goslar Gutes sehr schön. (Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Henry the Younger, 1514-68, thaler of 1568, Goslar mint, good very fine.)"

This type was issued 1557-68 and is fairly common for the period.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.40 g.

Catalog reference: KM MB-99, Welter-395; Dav-9051.

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]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Collection Fumatori, Auction 22, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.

Link to:

• (15)65 thaler
• (15)67 half thaler
• (15)67 thaler, arms reverse, Goslar mint
• (15)68 thaler, eagle reverse
• 1569 quarter "light" thaler
• 1569 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1568
• return to coinage of German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel