Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1620 thaler Dav-6303

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55446

This specimen was lot 55446 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $312. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. Taler, 1620. Goslar or Zellerfeld Mint. Friedrich Ulrich. PCGS EF-40. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1613-28 and is among the more common thalers of the period. The "wild man" design was popular in Brunswick and Hannover at the time and appeared on many different thalers and minors. This thaler, Dav-6303, was struck at Goslar and Zellerfeld while the very similar Dav-6306 was struck only at Clausthal. Duke Friedrich Ulrich ruled 1613-34.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-6303; KM-52.1; Welter-1057A.

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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Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1620 thaler Dav-6303

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