Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1692-RB thaler Dav-6389

Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 621

This specimen was lot 621 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $2,820. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. Taler, 1692-RB. Rudolf August & Anton Ulrich, Joint Rulers (1685-1704). NGC MS-64. A good strike with just a touch of flatness to the high points of the wildman but with excellent detail to the reverse arms. Wonderfully toned with multi-hued highlights creating a rainbow effect above the wildman. From the Rockaway Collection." This type of 1691-99 is common but the "wild man" design is always popular.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 593, Dav-6389.

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, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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