Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1607 thaler Dav-6285
This specimen was lot 30150 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $900. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Wolfenbuttel. Taler, 1607. Zellerfeld Mint; mm: crowned heart. Heinrich Julius. PCGS AU-53. Offering more character and charm than would otherwise be expected, this type, featuring the jaunty forest-dweller grasping his ubiquitous tree, is mostly toned a cabinet gray, all while some shimmering luster and sparkling peripheral iridescence composed of seafoam green and burnt sienna. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." 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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