Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1688-RB thaler Dav-6395

Ponterio sale 168, lot 50435

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 50435 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $646. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. Taler, 1688-RB. Goslar Mint. NGC AU-55. Rudolph August & Anton Ulrich (1685-1704). Toned with lustrous highlights." This type is listed for 1688-1703 and is common. The very similar Dav-6394 lacks the inner circle around the dukes.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-6395; KM-577; Welter-2066.

Source:

• 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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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