Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1662-HS 2 thaler Dav-LS74
This specimen was lot 30234 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $4,920. The catalog description[1] noted,
"German States: Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. August II 2 Taler 1662-HS AU58 NGC, Goslar mint. Henning Schlüter as mintmaster. With value stamp "2" on obverse. A classic double taler from Brunswick that bears the iconic image of the Duke on horseback. Bordering on Mint State, and scarce so fine, this beautifully designed and well-executed specimen lacks any evidence of doubling or die shifts. Currently the only example certified, and the second coin of this type that we have handled. Ex. UBS Gold & Numismatics Auction 55 (September 2002, Lot 2363). From the Paramount Collection."
A 1½ thaler also exists (Dav-LS75).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 57.29 g.
Catalog reference: KM 451.3, Dav-LS74, Welter-772.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3096, featuring the Paramount Collection of World & Ancient Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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