Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1683-RB 1-1/2 thaler Dav-LS108
This specimen was lot 1143 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 3,200 CHF (about US$4,213 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND | Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, Herzogtum. Rudolf August, 1666-1685. Löser zu 1 1/2 Taler 1683, Zellerfeld. Münzmeister Rudolf Bornemann. Mit eingepunzter Wertzahl. Vorzüglich. Feine Patina. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Rudolf Augustus, 1666-85, 1½ thaler of 1683, Zellerfeld mint, with the denomination punched in. Extremely fine, Nicely toned.)"
The dukes of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel emitted a wider variety of multiple thalers than any other state in the seventeenth century. Like most 1½ thalers, this one year type is rare. It is accompanied by a double thaler (Dav-LS107).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 43 g, silver, this specimen 43.38 g.
Catalog reference: KM 530.2, Welter 1828. Duve 3. Dav-LS108.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.
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