Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1715-HH 2/3 thaler

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Künker Auction 426, lot 3593

This specimen was lot 3593 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €155 (about US$220 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM August Wilhelm, 1714-1731. 2/3 Taler 1715, Zellerfeld.RR Feine Tönung, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Augustus William, 1714-31, two-thirds thaler of 1715, Zellerfeld mint. Very rare, fine toning, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1714-16 and is somewhat scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13 g, silver, 35 mm diameter, this specimen 13,04 g.

Catalog reference: KM 735, Dav-347; Welter 2381.

Sources:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, eLive Premium Auction 426: European and German Coins and Medals from the 16th to the 20th century, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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