Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1628-HS thaler Dav-6307

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55454

This specimen was lot 55454 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $360. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. Taler, 1628-HS. Goslar or Zellerfeld Mint. Friedrich Ulrich. PCGS Genuine--Environmental Damage, AU Details. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1627-35 and is common. It has a beaded inner border around the wild man. Duke Friedrich Ulrich ruled 1613-34.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-6307; KM-52.5; 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.

Link to:

• 1627-HS thaler, wild man reverse
• city of Brunswick 1628 thaler Dav-5127
• Goslar 1628-GK thaler Dav-5325
• Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1628-HS thaler Dav-6656
• 1629-HS thaler, wild man reverse
• Coins and currency dated 1628