Hannover 1728-EPH 2/3 thaler

Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 74690

This specimen was lot 74690 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Calenberg-Hannover. 2/3 Taler, 1728-EPH. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg II. PCGS AU-55. Popular Wildman design. Issued by Georg II, who was Duke of Brunswick, and King George II of Great Britain. Desirable ash gray toning." This is one of three designs used on this denomination in 1727-29: KM 185 features the elector's bust, KM 186 features a leaping stallion reverse, and KM 187, shown here, features the wild man on the reverse. The "24" indicates 24 mariengroschen.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-187.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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