Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1603 1/2 thaler

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Künker sale 293, lot 461

This specimen was lot 461 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €190 (about US$256 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, HERZOGTUM Heinrich Julius, 1589-1613. 1/2 Reichstaler 1603, Zellerfeld. R Leicht berieben, sehr schön +. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Henry Julius, 1589-1613, half thaler of 1603, Zellerfeld mint. Scarce, light smoothing, very fine or better.)"

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 1600-04 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.

Catalog reference: KM 6, Welter 655 B.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [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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