Hannover 1725-EPH thaler Dav-2076

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55562

This specimen was lot 55562 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $216. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. Taler, 1725-EPH. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg I Ludwig (George I of Great Britain). About Uncirculated Details -- Environmental Damage. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection. Includes ticket from Kuenker." This type was struck 1716-27 and is common. It shares the wild man reverse with Dav-2077 but has different arms on the obverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-2076; KM-114; Welter-2236.

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:

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