Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1706-RB thaler Dav-2116
This specimen was lot 55503 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. Taler, 1706-RB. Zellerfeld Mint. Anton Ulrich. Extremely Fine Details -- Damaged. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection. Includes ticket from Karl Stephens." Anton Ulrich had been co-ruler of the duchy with his older brother Rudolf August from 1685 until Rudolf August's death in 1704, whereupon Anton Ulrich ruled alone until 1714. Two different thalers were struck in 1706: KM 686.1/Dav-2116, shown here, struck 1705-11; and KM 693.1/Dav-2119, bust obverse, rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-2116; KM-686.1; Welter-2303.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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