Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1659-HS thaler Dav-6343
This specimen was lot 73474 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $336. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. Taler, 1659-HS. Zellerfeld Mint; mm: HS and crossed keys. August "the Younger". PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, AU Details. This example offers uniform argent surfaces as a result of the noted light cleaning, though champagne toning has begun to return to the peripheries. Nonetheless, an attractive example of an early Wild Man design type that will please its new owner. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This specimen seems to be a product of the Zellerfeld mint which was operated by mintmaster Henning Schluter. 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.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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