Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1596 thaler Dav-9090

Sincona sale 22, lot 1094

This specimen was lot 1094 in Sincona sale 22 (Zürich, May 2015), where it sold for 425 CHF (about US$534 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel, Herzogtum, Heinrich Julius, 1589-1613 Taler 1596. Goslar Lügentaler. Sehr schön-gutes sehr schön. (Germany, Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Henry Julius (1589-1613), thaler of 1596, Goslar mint, the "lying" thaler, very fine or better.)"

This type, called the "lying" thaler, was issued 1596-97 and is fairly common for the period. A very similar thaler (Dav-9089), has the date below the angel on the reverse.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.96 g.

Catalog reference: Welter 628; Dav-9090.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1500-1600, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1979.
• Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Collection Fumatori, Auction 22, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.

Link to:

• 1574 5 thaler
• 1595 "rebel" thaler
• 1595 thaler, wild man reverse
• (15)96 quarter thaler, wild man reverse
• 1596 "lying" thaler, date below angel
• (15)97 thaler, for the St. Andrew mine
• 1597 "truth" thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1596
• return to coinage of German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel