Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1589 thaler Dav-9068
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This specimen was lot 452 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €700 (about US$944 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, HERZOGTUM Julius, 1568-1589. Reichstaler 1589, Wolfenbüttel, auf seinen Tod. Sehr schön. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Julius, 1568-89, on his death, very fine.)"
This one year type is noted as scarce.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Welter 583, Dav-9068.
- 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 Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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