Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1535 thaler Dav-9039
This specimen was lot 3470 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €3,600 (about US$5,098 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM Heinrich der Jüngere, 1514-1568. Taler 1535, Riechenberg. Selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Hübsche alte Patina, winz. Schrötlingsrisse am Rand, vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Henry the Younger, 1514-68, thaler of 1535, Riechenberg mint. Scarce in this quality, superb patina, planchet crack on the edge, extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1534-39 along with Dav-5040 (bust obverse).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28,82 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB39, Dav-9039; Welter 399.
- 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, eLive Premium Auction 426: European and German Coins and Medals from the 16th to the 20th century, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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