Brunswick 1629 1/2 thaler
This specimen was lot 920 in Jean Elsen sale 165 (Brussels, June 2026), where it sold for €320 (about US$441 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, BRUNSWICK, Ville, AR demi-Taler (12 Groschen), 1629. Au titre de Ferdinand II. D/ Lion rampant à g. R/ Aigle impériale couronnée. Très rare. Fêlure et défaut de flan. Très Beau. (Germany, city of Brunswick, silver half thaler of twelve groschen of 1629. struck in the name of Ferdinand II. Obverse: lion rampant left; reverse crowned imperial eagle. Very rare, cracked planchet, very Fine.)"
This half thaler was struck 1624, 1627-33, 1637 and is scarce. The city of Brunswick struck coinage separately from the Brunswick dukes who surrounded it. In 1671, duke Rudolph Augustus of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel besieged and captured the town.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, 36-37 mm diameter, this specimen 14,01 g.
Catalog reference: KM 29, Jesse 167.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 165, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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