View source for Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1687-HB thaler Dav-6612A

[[Image:Brunswick Kunker 263-00794.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 263, lot 794]]

This specimen was lot 794 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €2,800 (about US$3,617 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, Ernst August, 1679-1698, seit 1662 Bischof von Osnabrück. Reichstaler 1687, Clausthal. Ausbeute der Harzer Gruben. Mit Randschrift: È DAS ∙ LAND ∙ DIE ∙ FRUCHTE ∙ BRINGET IM ∙ HARTZ ∙ DER ∙ THALER ∙ KLINGET. RR Attraktives Exemplar mit hübscher Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of Brunswick-Calenberg-Hannover, Ernest August, 1679-98, since 1662 bishop of Osnabrück, thaler of 1687, Clausthal mint, for the Harz mines, with edge lettering. Attractive example with handsome patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> While the "leaping stallion" thaler was popular and struck in many variations, this particular issue of 1683-87 is rare.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM-306; [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-6612 A]]; Müseler 10.4.3/22 var; Welter 1960. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' 
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* 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>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015. 

''Links to:''
* [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1682-HB thaler Dav-6631|1682 thaler]]
* [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1684-HB thaler Dav-6632|1684 mining thaler]]
* [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1687 2/3 thaler|1687 ⅔ thaler, wild man reverse]]
* [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1687-RB thaler Dav-6630|1687 thaler, bust obverse]]
* [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1687-RB thaler Dav-6591|1687-RB thaler, wild man reverse, date at top]]
* [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1687-RB thaler Dav-6592|1687-RB thaler, wild man reverse, date at bottom]]
* [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1688-HB thaler Dav-6621|1688-HB thaler]]
* [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1688-RB 1-1/2 thaler Dav-LS245|1688 1½ thaler]]
* [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1688-RB 2 thaler Dav-LS244|1688 double thaler]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Brunswick-Luneburg]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1687]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 263, 264]][[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]]