Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1646-HS thaler Dav-6338
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This specimen was lot 55469 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, 1646-HS. Zellerfeld Mint. August "the Younger". Very Fine Details -- Smoothed, Graffiti. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type of 1639-48 is not listed as rare. The photo in the SCWC shows Dav-6347, not this coin.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-6338; KM-393.2; Welter-819.
- 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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