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[[Image:Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1687 thaler S18-1329.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 1329]] | [[Image:Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1687 thaler S18-1329.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 1329]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Brunswick Kunker 263-00760.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 263, lot 760]] | ||
| − | + | The first specimen was lot 1329 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 550 (about US$725 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Taler 1687. Zellerfeld Vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, thaler of 1687, Zellerfeld mint, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 760 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,421 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM Rudolf August und Anton Ulrich, 1685-1704. Reichstaler 1687, Zellerfeld. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich.'' (Germany, principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Rudolf August and Anton Ulrich, 1685-1704, thaler of 1687, Zellerfeld mint. Nice patina, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type is listed for 1686-87 and is common. | |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' silver, | + | ''Specification:'' silver, the first specimen 29.05 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' Welter 2068, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-6393]]; KM-572.1. | ''Catalog reference:'' Welter 2068, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-6393]]; KM-572.1. | ||
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* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. | * 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. | * Davenport, John S., ''German Secular Talers, 1600-1700,'' Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014. |
| + | * <sup>[2]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015. | ||
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
| − | * [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1683 12 mariengroschen|1683 12 mariengroschen, wild man | + | * [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1683 12 mariengroschen|1683 12 mariengroschen, wild man reverse]] |
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1684-RB thaler Dav-6380|1684 thaler]] | * [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1684-RB thaler Dav-6380|1684 thaler]] | ||
| − | * [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1686-RB thaler Dav-6392|1686 thaler, wild | + | * [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1686-RB thaler Dav-6392|1686-RB thaler, two wild men, date at bottom]] |
| + | * [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1686-RB thaler Dav-6393|1686-RB thaler, two wild men, date in middle]] | ||
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1687-RB 1/2 thaler|1687-RB "wild men" half thaler]] | * [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1687-RB 1/2 thaler|1687-RB "wild men" half thaler]] | ||
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1688 6 mariengroschen|1688 6 mariengroschen, wild man reverse]] | * [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1688 6 mariengroschen|1688 6 mariengroschen, wild man reverse]] | ||
| − | * [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1688-RB thaler Dav-6395|1688 thaler]] | + | * [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1688-RB thaler Dav-6393A|1688-RB thaler, wild men reverse]] |
| + | * [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1688-RB thaler Dav-6394|1688 thaler, trophy reverse]] | ||
| + | * [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1688-RB thaler Dav-6395|1688 thaler, trophy reverse, circle around the dukes]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1687]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1687]] | ||
* return to coins of [[German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel]] | * return to coins of [[German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 17, 18]] | + | [[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 17, 18]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 263, 264]] |
Latest revision as of 15:17, 16 September 2025
The first specimen was lot 1329 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 550 (about US$725 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Taler 1687. Zellerfeld Vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, thaler of 1687, Zellerfeld mint, extremely fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 760 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,421 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM Rudolf August und Anton Ulrich, 1685-1704. Reichstaler 1687, Zellerfeld. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich. (Germany, principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Rudolf August and Anton Ulrich, 1685-1704, thaler of 1687, Zellerfeld mint. Nice patina, extremely fine.)"
This type is listed for 1686-87 and is common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, the first specimen 29.05 g.
Catalog reference: Welter 2068, Dav-6393; KM-572.1.
- 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.
- [2]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
Link to:
- 1683 12 mariengroschen, wild man reverse
- 1684 thaler
- 1686-RB thaler, two wild men, date at bottom
- 1686-RB thaler, two wild men, date in middle
- 1687-RB "wild men" half thaler
- 1688 6 mariengroschen, wild man reverse
- 1688-RB thaler, wild men reverse
- 1688 thaler, trophy reverse
- 1688 thaler, trophy reverse, circle around the dukes
- Coins and currency dated 1687
- return to coins of German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel