Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1655-HS 2 thaler Dav-LS70
This specimen was lot 29720 in Heritage sale 3042 (Long Beach, September 2015), where it sold for $1,527.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. August II 2 Taler 1655-HS XF40 NGC, Goslar mint. Without '2' value punched in. By Mintmaster Henning Schlüte. Highly-intriguing, this massive specimen features the Duke on horseback wearing full armor and a plumed hat. The surfaces are uniformly toned in graphite color and the devices contain moderate wear which is all but expected on a piece of this size and age. An engaging type in all regards, scarce as such." A similar type (Dav-LS72) was struck in 1660 with the "2" punched in to mark the denomination. Both are rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 58 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM 451.1, Dav-LS70a.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Davenport, John S., Large Size Silver Coins of the World, 16th-19th Centuries, 3rd Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1991.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3042, featuring the Read and Bob Bennett Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.
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- 1625-HS double thaler, for the St. Jacob's mine
- 1655-HS quarter thaler, wild man reverse
- 1655-HS thaler, "houseboy" reverse
- 1655 thaler, bust obverse
- 1655 1½ thaler
- 1655-HS triple thaler, duke on horseback
- 1656-HS half thaler, wild man reverse
- 1656 thaler, bust obverse
- 1660 thaler
- 1660 double thaler
- Coins and currency dated 1655
- return to coins of German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel