Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1629-HS thaler Dav-6307
The first specimen was lot 55455 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. Taler, 1629-HS. Goslar or Zellerfeld Mint. Friedrich Ulrich. Very Fine Details -- Tooled. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." The second specimen was lot 77211 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $504. The catalog description[2] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. Taler, 1629-HS. Goslar or Zellerfeld Mint. Frederick Ulrich. PCGS EF-40." The auctioneers incorrectly attributed the second specimen to Dav-6306, which has a single beaded circle around the wild man. This type was struck 1627-35 and is common. It has a solid 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.
- 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.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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