Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1734-IAB thaler Dav-2137

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 41297

This specimen was lot 41297 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. Taler, 1734-IAB. Zellerfeld Mint. Ludwig Rudolph. PCGS Genuine--Tooled, Unc Details. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1731-34 during the short reign of duke Ludwig Rudolf and is fairly common. Another thaler (Dav-2138, struck 1731-35) featured the leaping stallion.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

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

Source:

Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1734-IAB thaler Dav-2137

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