Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1612 thaler Dav-6285

Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 30152

This specimen was lot 30152 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Wolfenbuttel. Taler, 1612. Zellerfeld Mint; mm: crowned heart. Heinrich Julius. PCGS MS-62. Sporting a rather strong strike and a deep cabinet tone, this enchanting crown radiates with tremendous charm and originality. Furthering its appeal that much more is a particularly enticing brilliance that emanates from the protected areas when cradled back and forth in one's hand. Outstanding overall quality for the type. 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.

Source:

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]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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Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1612 thaler Dav-6285

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