Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1622-HS thaler Dav-6306

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55447

This specimen was lot 55447 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $240. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. Taler, 1622-HS. Clausthal Mint. Friedrich Ulrich. Extremely Fine Details -- Scratched. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1622-29 and is a fairly common thaler of the period. This design was struck at Clausthal while the very similar Dav-6303 was struck at Goslar and Zellerfeld. Duke Friedrich Ulrich ruled 1613-34.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-6306; KM-52.4; Welter-1057B.

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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