Hannover 1703-HB thaler Dav-2057

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Künker sale 386, lot 5180

This specimen was lot 5180 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €650 (about US$840 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, AB 1692 KURFÜRSTENTUM HANNOVER, Georg I. Ludwig, 1698-1714. Reichstaler 1703, Clausthal. Ausbeute der Harzer Gruben. Ohne Randschrift. Feine Patina, vorzüglich. (electorate of Hannover, George Louis, 1698-1714, thaler of 1703, Clausthal mint, for the Harz mines, without edge lettering. Fine patina, extremely fine.)"

This "leaping stallion" thaler was struck 1698-1705. The issues of 1698-1700 are catalogued as Dav-6654. Other thalers for 1703 include KM 20 (St. Andrew reverse) and KM 35 (wild man reverse).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 29,10 g.

Catalog reference: KM 19, Dav-2057; Müseler 10.5/32 (with edge lettering); Welter 2145.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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]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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