Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1598 thaler Dav-9085

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Künker sale 263, lot 746

This specimen was lot 746 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €550 (about US$711 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM Heinrich Julius, 1589-1613. Reichstaler 1598, Andreasberg. Ausbeute der Grube St. Andreas. R Hübsche Patina, sehr schön. (Germany, principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Henry Julius, 1589-1613, thaler of 1598, Andreasberg mint, for the mines of St. Andreas. Scarce, nice toning, very fine.)"

This mining thaler is listed for 1597-99.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM MB-292, Dav-9085; Müseler 10.2/10; Welter 638.

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.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

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