Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1633-HS thaler Dav-6307
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This specimen was lot 55458 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. Taler, 1633. Goslar or Zellerfeld Mint. Friedrich Ulrich. Extremely Fine Details -- Harshly Cleaned. 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. HS are the initials of mintmaster Henning Schluter. 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.
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