Hannover 1723-EPH 1/3 thaler KM-163
This specimen was lot 73598 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 12 Mariengroschen (1/3 Taler), 1723-EPH. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg Ludwig (George I of Great Britain). PCGS AU-55. This coin offers dove gray surfaces with golden toning in the protected areas of the obverse legend, and the gold warms the entirety of the reverse. Good detail is seen in all of the design elements with a couple of isolated soft areas in the legends. Attractive. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1723-27 along with KM 111 (another wild man) and KM 146 (leaping stallion reverse).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-163; Welter-2248.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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