Hannover 1715-HCB thaler Dav-2060

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Künker sale 354, lot 5692

This specimen was lot 5692 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €800 (about US$1,113 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, FÜRSTENTUM, Georg I. Ludwig, 1698-1714. Reichstaler 1715, Clausthal. Prägung ohne den Königs-Titel. Vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 80, Osnabrück 2003, Nr. 1973. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg-Hannover, George Louis, 1698-1714, thaler of 1715, Clausthal mint, struck without George's title as king. Extremely fine.)"

This type of 1713-15 comes with the mintmaster's initials on the shield side (KM 88.1) or under the stallion's hooves (shown here). Both are priced the same.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28,98 g.

Catalog reference: KM 88.2, Dav-2060A; Welter 2149; Smith 7.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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