Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1578 thaler Dav-9063

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Sincona sale 22, lot 1087

This specimen was lot 1087 in Sincona sale 22 (Zürich, May 2015), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$314 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, Herzogtum, Julius, 1568-1589 Taler 1578. Goslar Lichttaler. Gutes sehr schön. (Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Julius (1568-89), "light" thaler of 1578, Goslar mint, good very fine.)"

This type was issued 1577-82 and is fairly common for the period. The "light" refers to the lighthouse in the wild man's hand, not the coin's weight.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.63 g.

Catalog reference: Welter 576; Dav-9063.

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.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Collection Fumatori, Auction 22, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.

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