Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1592 thaler Dav-9072
This specimen was lot 5414 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €3,600 (about US$5,010 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Heinrich Julius, 1589-1613. Reichstaler 1592, Goslar. Prachtexemplar. Herrliche Patina, scharf ausgeprägt, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 77, Osnabrück 2002, Nr. 1819. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Henry Julius, 1589-1613, thaler of 1592, Goslar mint. Choice example, superb patina, sharply struck, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This type was issued 1590-94 and is fairly common for the period.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 29.07 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB 257, Dav-9072; Welter 634.
- 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, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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