Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1732-IAB thaler Dav-2137

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Künker sale 386, lot 5061

This specimen was lot 5061 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €400 (about US$517 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Ludwig Rudolf, 1731-1735, seit 1714 in Blankenburg. Reichstaler 1732, Zellerfeld. Feine Patina, winz. Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich. (duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Louis Rudolf, 1731-35, since 1714 duke in Blankenburg, thaler of 1732, Zellerfeld mint. Fine patina, small flan flaws, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1731-34 during Ludwig Rudolf's short reign as duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. It is still fairly common. Prior to succeeding to Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Ludwig Rudolf was prince of Brunswick-Blankenburg 1690-1731.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 29.30 g.

Catalog reference: KM 817, Dav-2137; Welter 2462.

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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