Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1719-HH C thaler Dav-2126

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Künker Auction 426, lot 3595

This specimen was lot 3595 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €260 (about US$368 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM August Wilhelm, 1714-1731. Reichstaler 1719, Zellerfeld. Winz. Kratzer, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Augustus William, 1714-31, thaler of 1719, Zellerfeld mint. Hairlines, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This somewhat scarce type was struck 1714-30 along with a "leaping stallion" thaler (Dav-2127).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 29.03 g, silver, this specimen 29,22 g.

Catalog reference: KM 739, Dav-2126; Welter 2376.

Sources:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
  • [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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