Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1626-HS 1/2 thaler

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 25050

This specimen was lot 25050 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $504. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 1/2 Taler, 1626-HS. Zellerfeld or Goslar Mint; mm: crossed keys. Friedrich Ulrich. PCGS AU-58. Sporting an enticing cabinet tone and some glints of brilliance emanating from the protected areas, this example even features great detail on the face and body of the wildman who stands rather imposingly upon the reverse. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1614-32 and is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-51; Welter-1061.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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