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[[Image:Brunswick Wolf 1690 thaler obv Heritage 3024-26785.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3024, lot 26785]] | [[Image:Brunswick Wolf 1690 thaler obv Heritage 3024-26785.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3024, lot 26785]] | ||
[[Image:Brunswick Wolf 1690 thaler rev Heritage 3024-26785.jpg|300px|thumb]] | [[Image:Brunswick Wolf 1690 thaler rev Heritage 3024-26785.jpg|300px|thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Triton27-1128.jpg|550px|thumb|CNG sale Triton XXVII, lot 1128]] | ||
| − | + | The first specimen was lot 26785 in Heritage sale 3024 (Chicago, April 2013), where it sold for $763.75. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. Rudolf August Taler 1690, AU, well struck with pleasing even olive coloration, overall quite choice, a 'wildly' popular type deserving of a strong bid." This type was struck 1688-92 in Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and is among the more common thalers of the period. The "wild man" design was popular in Brunswick and Hannover at the time and appeared on many different thalers and minors. Duke Rudolf August ruled 1666-1704. The second specimen was lot 1128 in CNG sale Triton XXVII (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $1,715. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]], [[German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel|Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (Principality)]]. Rudolf August & Anton Ulrich. 1666-1704 and 1685-1714. AR Taler. Zellerfeld mint. Dated 1690 RB. Coat-of-arms surmounted by five ornately crested helmets / Two wild men standing facing, each holding entwined trees. Toned. In PCGS encapsulation 45194454, graded MS 61. Ex Robert C. Knepper Collection (Stack’s Bowers Galleries, 22 August 2022), lot 30172." | |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' silver. | + | ''Specification:'' silver, the second specimen 47 mm diameter, 7 h axis. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 572.2, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-6393A]]. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 572.2, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-6393A]]. | ||
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* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. | * Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, ''Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3024, featuring the Kairos and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collections,'' Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, ''Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3024, featuring the Kairos and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collections,'' Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013. | ||
| + | * <sup>[2]</sup>Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, ''Triton XXVII'', Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2023. | ||
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* return to coins of [[German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel]] | * return to coins of [[German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3024]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]] | + | [[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3024]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from CNG sale Triton XXVII]] |
Latest revision as of 14:14, 16 September 2025
The first specimen was lot 26785 in Heritage sale 3024 (Chicago, April 2013), where it sold for $763.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. Rudolf August Taler 1690, AU, well struck with pleasing even olive coloration, overall quite choice, a 'wildly' popular type deserving of a strong bid." This type was struck 1688-92 in Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and is among the more common thalers of the period. The "wild man" design was popular in Brunswick and Hannover at the time and appeared on many different thalers and minors. Duke Rudolf August ruled 1666-1704. The second specimen was lot 1128 in CNG sale Triton XXVII (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $1,715. The catalog description[2] noted, "GERMANY, Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (Principality). Rudolf August & Anton Ulrich. 1666-1704 and 1685-1714. AR Taler. Zellerfeld mint. Dated 1690 RB. Coat-of-arms surmounted by five ornately crested helmets / Two wild men standing facing, each holding entwined trees. Toned. In PCGS encapsulation 45194454, graded MS 61. Ex Robert C. Knepper Collection (Stack’s Bowers Galleries, 22 August 2022), lot 30172."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, the second specimen 47 mm diameter, 7 h axis.
Catalog reference: KM 572.2, Dav-6393A.
- 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.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3024, featuring the Kairos and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collections, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
- [2]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXVII, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2023.
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