Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1724-EPH thaler Dav-2126
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This specimen was lot 55514 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. Taler, 1724-EPH. Zellerfeld Mint. August Wilhelm. Extremely Fine Details -- Harshly Cleaned, Edge Tooled. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1714-30 and is fairly common. Another thaler (Dav-2127), struck 1716-30, featured the leaping stallion. One thaler was thirty-six mariengroschen.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-2126; KM-739; Welter-2376.
- 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, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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