Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1574 5 thaler Dav-LS2
This specimen was lot 30227 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $102,000. The catalog description[1] noted,
"Essentially Uncirculated 5 Taler "Loeser" Struck with the Proper Weight. German States: Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Julius 5 Taler 1574 AU58 NGC, Heinrichstadt mint. Heinrich Veeber as mintmaster. Stamped with the correct denomination of 5 Talers. A magnificent issue from one of the most contested series of this principality, designed with artistic imagery, and minted in a total of 9 weights (ranging from 2 to 16 Talers). Interestingly, most of these were struck from 10 Taler dies, and thus they bear the incorrect denomination in the reverse legend. Encountered here displaying bold, residual luster and a wonderful clarity of struck detail, despite a minor shift of the die. We note that this denomination--which is correctly designated on the coin--and date combination was altogether missing from the Elbeshausen and Preussag collections, as well as Künker's current listing of the Popken collection. For comparison, the Preussag specimen, of 4-1/2 Taler weight, though carrying the denomination X Taler, achieved the equivalent of nearly $70,000 in October 2015. From the Paramount Collection."
A ten thaler (Dav-LSA2), double thaler (Dav-LS2) and thaler (Dav-9060) also exist for this year.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 145 g, silver, this specimen 146.13 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB157, Dav-LS2, Knyphausen-Unl., Elbeshausen Collection-Unl., Preussag Collection-Unl. (see lot 2), Welter-550.
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- Davenport, John S., Large Size Silver Coins of the World, 16th-19th Centuries, 3rd Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1991.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3096, featuring the Paramount Collection of World & Ancient Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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