Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1625-HS 1-1/2 thaler Dav-LS57
This specimen was lot 30231 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $11,400. The catalog description[1] noted,
"German States: Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Friedrich Ulrich 1-1/2 Taler 1625-HS AU55 NGC, Goslar or Zellerfeld mint. Hermann Schlanbusch as mintmaster. Without value stamp. Struck to commemorate the yield of St. Jacob's mine in the Harz Mountains. A rare multiple taler depicting St. Jacob, staff in hand and standing on flower-covered ground, with Jehovah's name displayed above within a radiant sun. Highly elusive in this denomination, we located only one other example in sales archives from the larger part of the last two decades, with that same specimen selling twice in European auctions between March 2016 and January 2021. Modestly circulated, with significant mint gloss that prevails across the surfaces underneath a veil of silver cabinet tone, concentrating in depth to provide an emboldened effect around the devices. Traces of crimson and green-gold iridescence contained within the outer border further elevate this offering's appeal. From the Paramount Collection."
This coin was accompanied by a double thaler (Dav-LS56), triple thaler (Dav-LS55) and quadruple thaler (Dav-LS54). Some have the denomination punched in, others do not.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 43.34 g.
Catalog reference: KM 356, Dav-LS57a, Duve-13, Preussag Collection-Unl., Welter-1033.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Davenport, John S., Large Size Silver Coins of the World, 16th-19th Centuries, 3rd Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1991.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3096, featuring the Paramount Collection of World & Ancient Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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