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This specimen was lot 4134 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €16,000 (about US$22,011 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM August der Jüngere, 1635-1666. Löser zu 2 Reichstalern 1666, Zellerfeld, auf seinen Tod. Mit Wertpunze. * DEI GRATIA AUGUSTUS DUX BRUNOVICENSIUM ET LUNÆBURGENS Elf Zeilen Schrift: NATUS / AO : 1579 . 10 APR : / REXIT / DUCAT ET COMITAT : / SUOS ANNOS XXXI / OBIIT / 17 . SEPT : AO : MDCLXVI . / VIXIT / ANNOS . LXXXVII / MENSES . V . / DIES . VII//Äußerer Schriftkreis: * * * OMNIA NON NISI PROVIDO ET VEGETO CONSILIO Innerer Schriftkreis: QUAE LAETA FRONDE VIREBAM - * - SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI - * Verdorrter Baum, davor liegt ein Totenkopf am Boden, oben NUNC, unten RIGUI, l. die Wertpunze. Von großer Seltenheit. Vorzüglich.'' ([[German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel|duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel]], August the Younger, 1635-66, double thaler of 1666, Zellerfeld mint, on his death, with value punched in. Obverse: eleven line biographical inscription; reverse: A withered tree; in front of it lies a skull on the ground; above, NUNC; below, RIGUI; to the left, the value punched in. Extremely rare, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> Like most double thalers, this one year type is rare. It accompanied a sextuple thaler ([[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1666 6 thaler Dav-LS90|Dav-LS90]]). The reverse motto, "OMNIA NON NISI PROVIDO ET VEGETO CONSILIO", translates as, "Nothing is provided except by planning."

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver; this specimen 56,93 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 483, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-LS93]]; Duve 9 B; Welter 791; Preussag Collection (Auktion London Coin Galleries/Künker 1) 93.

''[[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 Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1965.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

''Link to:''
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1664-HS 2 thaler Dav-LS76|1664-HS double thaler, with "2" punched in]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1666 1/8 thaler|1666 ⅛ thaler, on the death of the duke]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1666 1/4 thaler|1666 quarter thaler, on the death of the duke]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1666 1/2 thaler|1666 half thaler, on the death of the duke]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1666-HS thaler Dav-6342|1666-HS thaler, August II, wild man reverse]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1666-HS thaler Dav-6355|1666-HS "fame" thaler]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1666-HS thaler Dav-6344|1666-HS thaler, wild man reverse]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1666 thaler Dav-6376|1666 thaler, on the death of the duke]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1666-HS thaler Dav-6378|1666-HS thaler, Rudolf August, wild man reverse]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1666-HS 2 thaler Dav-LS87|1666-HS double thaler, on the duke's 88th birthday]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1666-HS 4 thaler Dav-LS84|1666 quadruple thaler]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1666-HS 5 thaler Dav-LS83|1666 5 thaler, on the duke's 88th birthday]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1666-HS 6 thaler Dav-LS82|1666-HS 6 thaler, on the duke's 88th birthday]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1666 6 thaler Dav-LS90|1666 6 thaler, on the death of August the Younger]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1666]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 439, 440, 441]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]]

Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1666 2 thaler Dav-LS93 - Revision history

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