Hesse-Cassel 1734-LR 1/12 thaler
This specimen was lot 1715 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €200 (about US$277 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, HESSE-CASSEL, Friedrich I (1730-1751), AR 1/12 Taler, 1734 LR, Cassel. D/ Écu couronné. R/ Valeur et millésime dans une couronne florale. Rare. Friedrich Ier fut Landgrave de Hesse-Cassel de 1730 à 1751. Il devint également roi de Suède à partir de 1720, quand sa femme lui céda le trône après seulement un an de règne. (Germany, landgraviate of Hesse-Cassel, Frederick I, 1730-51, silver twelfth thaler of 1734, Cassel mint. Obverse: crowned arms; reverse: value and date within a floral wreath. Rare, Very Fine. Frederick I was also king of Sweden 1720-51 after the abdication of his wife after a reign of only one year.)"
This one year type comes with and without the initials "LR". Frederick succeeded as landgrave of Hesse-Cassel in 1730 and was titular ruler thereof until his death; his brother William VIII served as his regent there and became landgrave himself in 1751.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 3,24 g.
Catalog reference: KM 421, Schütz 1590; Hoffmeister 1980.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 162: Collection Jacques Druart, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
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