Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1604 thaler Dav-6285
This specimen was lot 30149 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $2,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Wolfenbuttel. Taler, 1604. Zellerfeld Mint; mm: crowned heart. Henrich Julius. PCGS MS-62. Presenting an immensely 'shaggy' wildman, this wholesome Mint State crown sports a gunmetal gray tone and some hints of iridescence that are revealed when cradled back and forth. What's more, some alluring lustrous brilliance populates the fields around the numerous devices. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection. Includes ticket from Giessener Muenzhandlung (Dieter Gorny)." This specimen seems to be a product of the Zellerfeld mint which was operated by mintmaster Heinrich Oeckeler (mintmark: crowned heart) who also worked at the Goslar mint. This type is recorded for both mints. It was issued 1600-13 and is common. The "wild man" design was popular in Brunswick and Hannover at the time and appeared on many different thalers and minors.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-7, Dav-6285; Welter-645B.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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