Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1666-HS thaler Dav-6378

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Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73230
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This specimen was lot 73230 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $576. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. Taler, 1666-HS. Zellerfeld Mint. Rudolph August. PCGS AU-53. Some minor wear and striking weakness is noted, but this wholesome crown nevertheless remains without issue and sports a charming gunmetal gray-amber tone. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1666-74 for Rudolf August and is somewhat scarce. "Wild man" thalers were also struck for his predecessor, August II, in 1666. Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel is famous for its long series of wild man thalers.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-6378; KM-478; Welter-1839.

Source:

  • 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, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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