Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1680-RB thaler Dav-6379
This specimen was lot 55479 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. Taler, 1680-RB. Zellerfeld Mint. Rudolph August. Extremely Fine Details -- Scratched. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1667-83 and is the most common thaler of Rudolph August. This specimen is a product of the Zellerfeld mint; RB are the initials of mintmaster Rudolf Bornemann. 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: 29 g, 0.875 fine silver, 42 mm diameter.
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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