Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1608 thaler Dav-6290

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Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55426
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This specimen was lot 55426 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Wolfenbuttel. Taler, 1608. Andreasberg Mint. Heinrich Julius. PCGS Genuine--Repaired, EF Details. From the Collection of Richard Evans Norton (1872-1946)." The duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel issued dozens of different thalers in the seventeenth century, many featuring the mythical "wild man" of the forest. This mining thaler of 1601-11 shows St. Andrew with his cross. It is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-6290; KM-12.1.

Source:

  • 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, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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