Hannover 1721-C thaler Dav-2077

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55558

This specimen was lot 55558 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. Taler, 1721-C. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg I Ludwig (George I of Great Britain). Very Fine Details -- Tooled, Harshly Cleaned. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1717-27 and is common. It shares the wild man reverse with Dav-2076 but has different arms on the obverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-2077; KM-134; Welter-2231.

Source:

• 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• 1720-C thaler, British arms obverse/wild man reverse
• 1720-C thaler, four shields obverse/wild man reverse
• 1720-HCB thaler, bust obverse
• 1721-C ⅔ thaler, wild man reverse
• Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1721-C thaler Dav-2126, wild man reverse
• 1722-C thaler, four shields obverse/wild man reverse
• Coins and currency dated 1721