Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1685-RB thaler Dav-6593

Stack's Bowers September 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74606

This specimen was lot 74606 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $240. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Calenberg. Taler, 1685-RB. Zellerfeld Mint. Ernst August, as Bishop of Osnabruck. PCGS Genuine--Tooled, EF Details. The noted tooling on the reverse is not overt, and does not distract from the mixed russet and deep cerulean toning throughout. Attractive. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." 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 "wild man" thaler, one of many struck with this theme, was issued 1684-85 and is fairly common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-6593; KM-316; Welter-1953.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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