Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1697-ICB 2/3 thaler
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This specimen was lot 74535 in Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $610. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 2/3 Taler, 1697. Anton Ulrich. PCGS AU-58." This type was struck 1696-97 and is rather scarce. Another gulden, KM 624 with initials DF, is somewhat more available.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 16.8-17.1 g, silver, 35 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Dav-333, KM-623.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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