Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1701-RB thaler Dav-2112
This specimen was lot 30175 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $840. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. Taler, 1701-RB. Zellerfeld Mint. Rudolph August & Anton Ulrich. PCGS AU-55. A rather enchanting and charming example of the type, with some hues of cobalt clinging to and further highlighting the legends. A minor planchet flaw is noted on one of the crested helmets in the coat-of-arms, but is not distracting. Meanwhile, the depiction of the wildman is quite interesting in that, as robust and defined as his facial hair and core are, all of his limbs seemingly create a more emaciated aspect to his physique, making one wonder what is really contained within his exercise regimen. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This is another in the long series of "wild man" thalers struck in Brunswick-Luneburg and Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This one is recorded for 1701-04 and is common. Another thaler, Dav-2111, featuring the busts of the dukes, was also struck in 1701.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-A637; Welter-2070, Dav-2112.
- Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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