Hannover 1729-EPH thaler Dav-2090

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55576

This specimen was lot 55576 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $192. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. Taler, 1729-EPH. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg II August (George II of Great Britain). Extremely Fine Details -- Edge Smoothed. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." George II issued seven different thalers in 1729, four with mintmaster initials "EPH". This fairly common wild man thaler, struck 1727-29, has the British arms on the obverse while the very similar Dav-2091 has four shields on the obverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-2090; KM-196; Welter-2553.

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:

• 1727-CPS thaler, death of the elector
• 1727-EPH thaler, British arms obverse/wild man reverse
• 1729-CPS ⅓ thaler, bust obverse
• 1729-CPS ⅓ thaler, "St. Andrew" reverse
• 1729-CPS "St. Andrew" thaler
• 1729-EPH thaler, four shields obverse/wild man reverse
• 1729-CPS "bust" thaler
• 1730-CPS "leaping stallion" thaler
• 1730-EPH thaler, wild man reverse
• Coins and currency dated 1729