Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1657-HS thaler Dav-6343

from the Stack's Bowers September 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74450

This specimen was lot 74450 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $408. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Wolfenbuttel. Taler, 1657-HS. Zellerfeld Mint. August "the Younger". PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, AU Details. Despite the noted cleaning, a lightly handled crown with some alluring toning that is beginning to take hold. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1655-65 and is fairly common. Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel is famous for its long series of wild man thalers.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-6343; KM-444.1; Welter-823.

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, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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