View source for Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1659-LW 1-1/2 thaler Dav-LS164

[[Image:K400-00025.jpg|650px|thumb|Künker sale 400, lot 25]]

This specimen was lot 25 in Künker sale 400 (Berlin, February 2024), where it sold for €1,500 (about US$1,946 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, Christian Ludwig, 1648-1665. Löser zu 1 1/2 Reichstalern 1659, Clausthal. Ausbeute der Harzer Gruben. Mit Wertpunze; Münzmeister Lippold Wefer. Gekröntes Monogramm in Lorbeerkranz, umgeben von 14 kleinen, gekrönten Wappen auf Rankenornament, unten die eingepunzte Wertzahl//Roß springt l. über Bergwerkslandschaft, den Kopf zurückgewandt, darüber hält eine aus Wolken kommende Hand einen Lorbeerkranz. Ohne Kübel im linken Schacht. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Erworben im Januar 1993 von der Münzhandlung Hanfried Bendig, Bremen.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Brunswick-Luneburg|duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg]]-Celle, Christian Louis, 1648-65, 1½ thaler of 1659, Clausthal mint, for the Harz mines, with the value punched in. Obverse: crowned monogram, laurel wreath around, surrounded by 14 crowned shields, below, a cartouche with the value punched in; reverse: a stallion springs left over a mining scene, above, a hand from a cloud offers a laurel wreath. Variety without a bucket in the left mineshaft. Very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> 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. This mining thaler was accompanied by a double thaler ([[Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1659-LW 2 thaler Dav-LS165|Dav-LS165]]).

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 42,96 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 250; [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-LS164]], Duve 6; Müseler 10.4.1/46; Welter 1489; Preussag Collection (Auktion London Coin Galleries/Künker 1) -; Kluge (Slg. Preussag) 10.1. 

''[[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., ''Large Size Silver Coins of the World, 16th-19th Centuries, 3rd Ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1991.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 400: Selected löser of the Dukes of Guelph from the Friedrich Popken Collection | Numismatic treasures from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. "multiple portraits" from a Westphalian private collection,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1657-LW 1-1/2 thaler Dav-LS166|1657-LW 1½ thaler, for the Harz mines]]
* [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1659-LW thaler Dav-6521|1659-LW thaler, leaping stallion reverse]]
* [[Brunswick 1659 1-1/4 thaler Dav-LS265]]
* [[Brunswick 1659 1-1/2 thaler Dav-LS264]]
* [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1659-LW 2 thaler Dav-LS165|1659-LW double thaler, for the Harz mines]]
* [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1661-LW 1-1/2 thaler Dav-LS170|1661-LW 1½ thaler, for the Harz mines]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1659]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 400]][[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]]