Hannover 1735-IAB thaler Dav-2092
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This specimen was lot 55579 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, 1735-IAB. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg II August (George II of Great Britain). Extremely Fine Details -- Harshly Cleaned. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." George II issued five different thalers in 1735, two with mintmaster initials "IAB". This fairly scarce wild man thaler, struck 1730-44, has the British arms on the obverse without the lion supporters used on Dav-2090.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-2092; KM-233; Welter-2559.
- 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.
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