Hannover 1729-EPH thaler Dav-2091

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Künker sale 293, lot 687

This specimen was lot 687 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €550 (about US$741 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, HERZOGTUM Georg II. 1727-1760. Reichstaler 1729, Zellerfeld. ; . R Kl. Schrötlingsfehler, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, electorate of Brunswick-Luneburg, George II, 1727-60, thaler of 1729, Zellerfeld mint. Scarce, edge defects, very fine to extremely fine.)"

"Wild man" thalers (Dav-2077) were minted extensively for George I but this is the first "wild man" thaler of George II. It was issued 1727 and 1729 and is scarce. The more common "wild man" thaler (Dav-2092) of George II has a simplified reverse.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Welter 2548; Dav-2091, KM 197.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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