Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1601 thaler Dav-6285
This specimen was lot 959 in Jean Elsen sale 114 (Brussels, September 2012) where it sold for €170 (about US$263 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBÜTTEL, Heinrich Julius (1589-1613), AR Taler, 1601, Zellerfeld. Très Beau/Beau à Très Beau. (Germany, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Henry Julius (1589-1613), silver thaler of 1601, Zellerfeld mint. Very fine.)"
This specimen seems to be a product of the Zellerfeld mint which was operated by mintmaster Heinrich Oeckeler who also worked at the Goslar mint. This type is recorded for both mints. It was issued 1601-13 and is common. The "wild man" design was popular in Brunswick and Hannover at the time and appeared on many different thalers and minors.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28,81 g.
Catalog reference: Welter-645B; Dav-6285, KM 7.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
- [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 114, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.
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