Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1617 thaler Dav-6303
This specimen was lot 73209 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $720. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. Taler, 1617. Goslar or Zellerfeld Mint. Friedrich Ulrich. PCGS AU-50. Exceptionally wholesome and appealing, this original crown offers great detail remaining throughout--especially to the facial features of the wildman, whose stoic expression extends far beyond the limits of the planchet. 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 was struck 1613-28 and is only slightly less common than the well known Dav-6285 of Heinrich Julius.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-6303; KM-52.1; Welter-1057A.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
Link to: