Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1713-HH 1/4 thaler

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Künker sale 354, lot 5522

This specimen was lot 5522 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$2,227 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Anton Ulrich, 1704-1714. 1/4 Reichstaler 1713, Zellerfeld. Von großer Seltenheit. Vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Auktion Gitta Kastner 9, München 1975, Nr. 1283. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Anton Ulrich, 1704-14, quarter thaler of 1713, Zellerfeld mint. Extremely rare extremely fine.)"

This is a rare type of a less-used denomination for this state. The 12 mariengroschen (1/3 thaler) is much more often seen.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 7.27 g.

Catalog reference: KM 723, Welter 2316.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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