Hannover 1737-CPS thaler Dav-2086

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Künker sale 386, lot 5202

This specimen was lot 5202 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €600 (about US$775 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, AB 1692 KURFÜRSTENTUM HANNOVER, Georg II. 1727-1760. Reichstaler 1737, Clausthal. Feine Patina, fast vorzüglich. (electorate of Hannover, George II, 1727-60, thaler of 1737, Clausthal mint. Fine patina, abut extremely fine.)"

This "leaping stallion" thaler was struck 1727 and 1730-49 and has a moderate catalog value. Other thalers for 1737 include KM 230 (leaping stallion), KM 231.1 (bust), KM 232.1 (St. Andrew reverse), KM 233 (wild man reverse) and KM 257 (Death of Wilhelmina Caroline).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.93 g.

Catalog reference: KM 194.1, Dav-2086; Welter 2560; Smith 124 D.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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]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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