Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1605 thaler Dav-6293

Sincona sale 51, lot 3170

This specimen was lot 3170 in Sincona sale 51 (Zurich, October 2018), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$422 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, Herzogtum, Heinrich Julius, 1589-1613. Taler 1605, Andreasberg. Ausbeute der Grube St. Andreasberg. Gutes sehr schön. Feine Patina. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Henry Julius, 1589-1613, thaler of 1605, for the St. Andrew mine. Good very fine, Nice toning.)"

This type was struck 1604-05, and is not rare, particularly for a mining thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.62 g.

Catalog reference: KM 12.3, Welter 643, Müseler 10.2.27, Dav-6293.

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.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2018.

Link to:

• 1601 "wild man" thaler
• 1602 thaler, on the death of the duke's mother
• 1603 "wild man" half thaler
• 1604 "wild man" thaler
• 1605 quarter thaler, wild man reverse
• 1605 "wild man" double thaler
• 1607 mining thaler
• 1607 "wild man" thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1605
• return to coins of German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel