Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1597 1/2 thaler
This specimen was lot 73641 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Wolfenbuttel. 1/2 Taler, 1597. Goslar Mint. Heinrich Julius. PCGS EF-40. This coin exhibits dove gray surfaces with toning of dark gold and dark cobalt leaning to sable in the protected areas of the peripheries. Slight softness is seen in the strike. A toned-over, small staple scratch on obverse is noted for completeness. An attractive and rather early example of the Wild Man motif. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection. Includes ticket from Kuenker." This half thaler was struck 1594-99 and is fairly common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-MB265; Welter-649.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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