Hannover 1727-EPH 2/3 thaler
This specimen was lot 74552 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 2/3 Taler (Gulden), 1727-EPH. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg II August (George II of Great Britain). PCGS Genuine--Repaired, AU Details. A visually attractive example with subtle splashes of champagne and cerulean, and hints of plum on the reverse. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." Georg II August succeeded Georg I Ludwig in 1727, so gulden exist with both names. This type was struck for Georg II August 1727-29. Other gulden for 1727 include 1727-CPS (bust obverse), 1727-CPS (leaping stallion) and 1727-EPH (24 mariengroschen, wildman/Georg Ludwig).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-187; Welter-2574.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
Link to:
- 1726-EPH 24 mariengroschen, wild man reverse
- 1727-CPS ⅛ thaler, death of the elector
- 1727-CPS "leaping stallion" 1/6 thaler
- 1727-EPH 1/6 thaler, wildman with tree in right hand
- 1727-CPS ¼ thaler, death of the elector
- 1727-CPS half thaler, death of the elector
- 1727-EPH 24 mariengroschen, wild man reverse, George I
- 1727-EPH thaler, British arms obverse/wild man reverse
- 1727-EPH "wild man" thaler, four shields obverse
- 1727-CPS thaler, death of the elector
- 1727 thaler, wild man reverse
- 1728 "leaping stallion" gulden
- Coins and currency dated 1727