Hannover 1719-HCB 2/3 thaler KM-148

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Jean Elsen sale 151, lot 1384

This specimen was lot 1384 in Jean Elsen sale 151 (Brussels, June 2022), where it sold for €360 (about US$450 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ALLEMAGNE, BRUNSWICK-CALENBERG-HANOVRE, Georg Ier, roi d'Angleterre (1714-1727), AR 2/3 Taler, 1719HCB, Clausthal. D/ Croix formée de quatre écus couronnés (Angleterre, France, Irlande et Brunswick). R/ Cheval bondissant à g. Rare Fines griffes. Belle patine. Superbe. (Germany, electorate of Hannover, George I, king of England, 1714-27, silver 2/3 thaler of 1719, Clausthal mint. Obverse: cross formed of four shields (England, France, Ireland and Brunswick); reverse: a stallion leaping left. Rare, fine scratches, nice patina, Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck 1719-27. Numerous other gulden exist (bust obverse or "wild man" obverse) as well as 24 mariengroschen (KM 73, last struck in 1715).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen is 12,98 g.

Catalog reference: KM 148, Welter 2242; Dav-427.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 151: Collection Paul Witte, Monnaies de Brabant, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

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