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[[Image:K354-5433.jpg|650px|thumb|Künker sale 354, lot 5433]]

This specimen was lot 5433 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €28,000 (about US$38,968 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Friedrich Ulrich, 1613-1634. Löser zu 3 Reichstalern 1625, Goslar. Ausbeute der Grube St. Jacob in Lautenthal. Ohne Wertpunze; Münzmeister Hermann Schlanbusch. Fünffach behelmtes, 11feldiges Wappen, r. wilder Mann mit Baumstamm als Schildhalter, oben die geteilte Jahreszahl 16 - 25, unten die geteilte Signatur H (mit Zainhaken) - S//St. Jacob mit großem Hut steht v. v. mit Pilgerstab und Buch auf blumenbewachsenem Boden, zu den Seiten Schrift, oben strahlender Name Jehovas, unten Kartusche ohne Wertzahl zwischen der Signatur H - Z.  Preussag Collection (Auktion London Coin Galleries/Künker 1) zu 42 (dort mit Wertpunze); Kluge (Slg. Preussag) 1. Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Attraktives Exemplar mit herrlicher Patina, fast vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Slg. Dagobert Schmula-Krappitz, Auktion Riechmann & Co. 10, Halle/Saale 1914, Nr. 365; der Slg. Virgil M. Brand, Teil 5, Auktion Leu 70, Zürich 1997, Nr. 6104 und der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 44, Osnabrück 1998, Nr. 3425.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel|duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel]], Frederick Ulrich, 1613-34, triple thaler of 1625, Goslar mint, for the St. Jacob mine, without denomination punch. Obverse: five helmeted, eleven-fold arms supported by a wild man to the right, date above, mintmaster's initials below; reverse: St. James with large hat and pilgrim's staff and book stands on flowered ground, with the Name of the Lord shining above. The cartouche at his feet has no denomination punched in. Very scarce in this quality, attractive example with superb patina, about extremely fine.)"

<p>''St. Jacob (Jacobus) gehörte zum Kreis der zwölf Apostel und war später Schutzheiliger der Pilger. Der Legende nach soll er in Spanien gewirkt haben. Über seinem angeblichen Grab wurde eine Kirche erbaut, um die herum die Stadt Santiago de Compostela entstand, die bereits seit dem Mittelalter einer der bekanntesten Wallfahrtsorte der Christenheit ist.'' (St. James (Jacobus) was one of the twelve apostles and was later the patron saint of pilgrims. According to legend, he is said to have worked in Spain. A church was built over his alleged grave, around which the city of Santiago de Compostela was built, which was one of the most famous places of pilgrimage in Christendom since the Middle Ages.)"</p></blockquote> The duke issued an extensive series of large multiple thalers; all are rare and highly coveted today. This design was also used on a 1½ thaler ([[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1625-HS 1-1/2 thaler Dav-LS57|KM 356/Dav-LS57]]), double thaler ([[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1625-HS 2 thaler Dav-LS56|Dav-LS56]]), 2½ thaler (Dav-LSA56) and a quadruple thaler (KM 360/Dav-LS54). By leaving the denomination off the die, to be punched in later, one pair of dies could be used for all. However, sometimes this step was omitted.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 87,05 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 359, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-LS55a]]; Duve 13; Müseler 10.2/50 b; Welter 1031.

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

''Link to:''
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1624-HS thaler Dav-6306|1624 thaler, wild man reverse]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1624-HS 3 thaler Dav-LS51A|1624-HS triple thaler]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1624-HS 10 thaler Dav-LS47|1624-HS 10 thaler]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1625-HL 1/4 thaler|1625-HL quarter thaler, wild man reverse]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1625-HL thaler Dav-6303|1625-HL thaler, wild man reverse]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1625-HL thaler Dav-6306|1625-HL thaler, wild man reverse, beaded inner border]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1625-HS 1-1/2 thaler Dav-LS57|1625-HS 1½ thaler, for the St. Jacob's mine]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1625-HS 2 thaler Dav-LS56|1625-HS double thaler, for the St. Jacob's mine]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1626-HS 1/8 thaler|1626-HS ⅛ thaler, on the death of the duke's mother]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1626-HS thaler Dav-6299|1626-HS thaler, on the death of the duke's mother]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1625]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]]