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[[Image:SB823-55613o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55613]]
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This specimen was lot 55613 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $384. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. [[German States, Brunswick-Luneburg|Brunswick-Luneburg]]: Calenberg & Luneburg (Celle). Taler, 1656-HS. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg II Wilhelm. PCGS Genuine--Tooled, EF Details. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1654-64 and is fairly common. Christian Ludwig was duke in Calenberg 1641-48 and in Celle 1648-65. His younger brother Georg Wilhelm was duke in Calenberg 1648-65 and in Celle 1665-1705. The last brother, Ernst August, was duke in Calenberg 1679-98 and elector of Hannover 1692-98. Ernst August's son George inherited Calenberg and Hannover in 1698, Celle in 1705 and the throne of Great Britain in 1714.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver.  

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-6528]]; KM-57.1; Welter-1583. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* Davenport, John S., ''German Secular Talers, 1600-1700,'' Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

''Link to:''
* [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1655-HS thaler Dav-6518]] "wild man"
* [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1655-HS thaler Dav-6528|1655-HS thaler, wild man reverse]]
* [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1656-LW thaler Dav-6521]], leaping stallion reverse
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1656-HS thaler Dav-6341]], "houseboy" reverse
* [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1657-HS thaler Dav-6528|1657-HS thaler, wild man reverse]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1656]]

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