Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1669-HS thaler Dav-6379
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This specimen was lot 55478 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $432. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. Taler, 1669-HS. Zellerfeld Mint. Rudolph August. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, AU Details. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1667-83 and is the most common thaler of Rudolph August. This specimen seems to be a product of the Goslar mint; HS are the initials of mintmaster Henning Schlueter. The "wild man" design was popular in Brunswick and Hannover at the time and appeared on many different thalers and minors.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-6379; KM-502; Welter-1840.
- 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, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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