Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1662-HS thaler Dav-6343

Heritage sale 3024, lot 23996

This specimen was lot 23996 in Heritage sale 3024 (Chicago, April 2013), where it sold for $1,175. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. August II Taler 1662-HS, MS61 NGC, a choice coin with attractive old-time patina and well-struck features, particularly on the face of the Wildman." This type was struck 1653-65 in Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and is among the more common thalers of the period. The "wild man" design was popular in Brunswick and Hannover at the time and appeared on many different thalers and minors. Duke August II ruled 1634-66.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 444.1, Dav-6343.

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.
Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3024, featuring the Kairos and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collections, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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