Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1744-EK M 5 thaler Fr-714
This specimen was lot 2391 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €950 (about US$1,307 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM Karl I., 1735-1780. 5 Taler 1744, Braunschweig. GOLD. Sehr schön. (duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Charles I, 1735-80, five thalers of 1744, Brunswick mint. Very fine.)"
This type is listed for 1742-75 but is rare despite the long run of production. The duke also struck 2½ (Fr-715) and ten thaler gold pieces (Fr-713). The 1744 comes with and without the "M" on the truncation of the bust.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.65 g, 0.900 fine gold, .192 troy oz AGW, 24 mm diameter, this specimen 6,61 g.
Catalog reference: KM 915, Fr-714; Welter 2694.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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