Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1734-IAB thaler Dav-2138

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Künker sale 293, lot 569

This specimen was lot 569 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €500 (about US$674 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, HERZOGTUM Ludwig Rudolf, 1731-1735, seit 1714 in Blankenburg. Reichstaler 1734, Zellerfeld. RR Herrliche Patina, kl. Grünspanfleck, leichte Prägeschwäche, vorzüglich. (duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Louis Rudolf, 1731-35, thaler of 1734, Zellerfeld mint. Superb patina, green spot on reverse, slightly weak strike, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1731-34 during the short reign of duke Ludwig Rudolf. It is fairly scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-2138; KM-818, Welter 2463.

Source:

  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
  • 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.

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