Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1663-HS thaler Dav-6341

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 41435

This specimen was lot 41435 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. "Houseboy" Taler, 1663-HS. Zellerfeld Mint; mm: crossed keys. August "the Younger". NGC AU-58." This type was struck 1653-65 and is uncommon. The "houseboy" thaler acquired its nickname because the wild man appears to be dusting his forest with a broom.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-6341; KM-442.1; Welter-822.

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 Talers, 1500-1600, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1979.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1663-HS thaler Dav-6341

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