Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1605 2 thaler Dav-6286B

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from Heritage sale 3098, lot 33667
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This specimen was lot 33667 in Heritage sale 3098 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $9,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "German States: Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Heinrich Julius 2 Taler 1605-(o) AU53 PCGS, Zellerfeld mint. A seldom-offered type, presenting argent surfaces and well struck devices. A similar example was sold by Kunker in June 2018 (Lot 2043) for 11,000 Euros." This one year type is a rare example of the wild man on a double thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 25.3, Dav-6286B.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, NYINC World Coins Signature Auction 3098, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.

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