Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1690-RB thaler Dav-6393A
The first specimen was lot 26785 in Heritage sale 3024 (Chicago, April 2013), where it sold for $763.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. Rudolf August Taler 1690, AU, well struck with pleasing even olive coloration, overall quite choice, a 'wildly' popular type deserving of a strong bid." This type was struck 1688-92 in Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and is among the more common thalers of the period. The "wild man" design was popular in Brunswick and Hannover at the time and appeared on many different thalers and minors. Duke Rudolf August ruled 1666-1704. The second specimen was lot 1128 in CNG sale Triton XXVII (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $1,715. The catalog description[2] noted, "GERMANY, Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (Principality). Rudolf August & Anton Ulrich. 1666-1704 and 1685-1714. AR Taler. Zellerfeld mint. Dated 1690 RB. Coat-of-arms surmounted by five ornately crested helmets / Two wild men standing facing, each holding entwined trees. Toned. In PCGS encapsulation 45194454, graded MS 61. Ex Robert C. Knepper Collection (Stack’s Bowers Galleries, 22 August 2022), lot 30172."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, the second specimen 47 mm diameter, 7 h axis.
Catalog reference: KM 572.2, Dav-6393A.
- 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.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3024, featuring the Kairos and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collections, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
- [2]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXVII, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2023.
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