Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1665 thaler Dav-6354

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Künker Auction 426-3564

This specimen was lot 3564 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €800 (about US$1,133 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM August der Jüngere, 1635-1666. Reichstaler 1665, Zellerfeld. RR Feine Patina, sehr schön +. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Augustus the Younger, 1635-66, thaler of 1665, Zellerfeld mint. Very rare, fine patina, very fine or better.)"

This type, with the laureate and draped bust of the duke, is a change from the parade of wild man thalers from this state. It was struck 1664-65 and is very scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 29 g, 0.875 fine silver, 42 mm diameter, this specimen 28,39 g.

Catalog reference: KM 470, Dav-6354; Welter 802.

Sources:

  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, eLive Premium Auction 426: European and German Coins and Medals from the 16th to the 20th century, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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