Hannover 1779-IWS 2/3 thaler

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Künker sale 354, lot 5729

This specimen was lot 5729 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €460 (about US$640 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, FÜRSTENTUM, Georg III. 1760-1820. 2/3 Taler 1779, Clausthal. Prachtexemplar. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 77, Osnabrück 2002, Nr. 2210. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg-Hannover, two-thirds thaler of 1779, Clausthal mint. Choice example, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1772-1800 and is fairly common. A closely related type (KM 371) shows the arms on the reverse supported by a lion and unicorn. Gulden exist with the wild man reverse (KM 347) or the value reverse (KM 341) but are catalogued as 24 mariengroschen.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 13.14 g, the weight of 4/9 thaler.

Catalog reference: KM 365, Welter 2808; Smith 227.

Source:

  • 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, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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