Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1714-HH thaler Dav-2126
This specimen was lot 73510 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $576. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. Taler, 1714-HH. Zellerfeld Mint; mm: crossed axes between HH. August Wilhelm. PCGS AU-55. An example from the first year of this design type. This coin displays a bold and assertively-stanced Wild Man - well sculpted and detailed. A small area of weakness on the reverse is the result of bold relief of the obverse. The surfaces are a pleasing steel gray with a pleasing variation in the richness of tone. A very attractive example of the type. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection. Includes ticket from Kuenker." This thaler, struck 1714-30 for August Wilhelm, is scarce.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-2126; KM-739; Welter-2376.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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