Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1721-C thaler Dav-2127

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Künker sale 386, lot 5057

This specimen was lot 5057 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €750 (about US$969 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, August Wilhelm, 1714-1731. Reichstaler 1721, Zellerfeld. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich. (duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Augustus William, 1714-31, thaler of 1721, Zellerfeld mint. Handsome patina, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1716-30 and is somewhat scarce. The duke also struck Dav-2126 (wild man thaler) in 1721.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 29.19 g.

Catalog reference: KM 758, Dav-2127; Welter 2377.

Source:

  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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