Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1613 thaler Dav-6285

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Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 30153
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This specimen was lot 30153 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $900. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Wolfenbuttel. Taler, 1613. Zellerfeld Mint; mm: crowned heart. Heinrich Julius. PCGS AU-55. Though the appearance at first glance is that of a smoky gray, this enchanting example certainly comes alive as the light hits upon it at different angles, revealing a pastel iridescence and glints of remaining brilliance in the protected areas. 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:

  • 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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