Hannover 1731-IAB 2/3 thaler KM-229

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Künker sale 386, lot 5200

This specimen was lot 5200 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €410 (about US$530 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, AB 1692 KURFÜRSTENTUM HANNOVER, Georg II. 1727-1760. 2/3 Taler (24 Mariengroschen) 1731, Zellerfeld. Min. Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich +. (electorate of Hannover, George II, 1727-60, two-thirds thaler of 1731, Zellerfeld mint. Planchet defects, choice extremely fine.)"

This "wild man" gulden was struck 1730-43 and is a slightly better type. It is marked both "2/3" (thaler) and "24" (mariengroschen) but has the weight of 4/9 thaler. Other gulden for 1731 included KM 226 (bust obverse), KM 227 (leaping stallion reverse) and KM 228 (leaping stallion reverse).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 13.12 g, the weight of 4/9 thaler.

Catalog reference: KM 229, Dav-434; Welter 2580; Smith 136 A.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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