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[[Image:Brunswick 1666 thaler rev Heritage 3024-23990.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]] | [[Image:Brunswick 1666 thaler rev Heritage 3024-23990.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 23990 in Heritage sale 3024 (Chicago, April 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg. Johann Friedrich Taler 1666-HS, AU55 NGC, a few minor flan and rim flaws do not detract from the charm of this piece with appealing blue-green highlights." This type depicting the wild man of the forest is recorded for 1665-67 only and is catalogued for more than other types of the same period. The Duchy of Brunswick was divided and subdivided in the seventeenth century but was eventually reassembled as the Kingdom of Hannover before being absorbed into Prussia in 1866. | + | This specimen was lot 23990 in Heritage sale 3024 (Chicago, April 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany]]. Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg. Johann Friedrich Taler 1666-HS, AU55 NGC, a few minor flan and rim flaws do not detract from the charm of this piece with appealing blue-green highlights." 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. Johann Friedrich, the third brother, was duke in Calenberg 1665-79. 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 type depicting the wild man of the forest is recorded for 1665-67 only and is catalogued for more than other types of the same period. The Duchy of Brunswick was divided and subdivided in the seventeenth century but was eventually reassembled as the Kingdom of Hannover before being absorbed into Prussia in 1866. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but somewhat available. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but somewhat available. | ||
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| − | * [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1665-HS thaler Dav-6544|1665 thaler]] | + | * [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1665-HS thaler Dav-6544|1665-HS thaler, wild man reverse]] |
| + | * [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1665-LW thaler Dav-6549|1665-LW "leaping stallion" thaler]] | ||
| + | * [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1666-LW 1/2 thaler KM-98|1666-LW half thaler, St. Andrew reverse]] | ||
| + | * [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1666-HS thaler Dav-6529|1666-HS thaler, wild man reverse, three helmets over arms]] | ||
| + | * [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1667-HS thaler Dav-6544|1667-HS "wild man" thaler, five helmets over arms]] | ||
| + | * [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1667 thaler Dav-6549|1667 thaler, leaping stallion in a wreath]] | ||
| + | * [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1667-LW thaler Dav-6550|1667-LW thaler, leaping stallion reverse]] | ||
| + | * [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1669-HS thaler Dav-6546|1669-HS "wild man" thaler, without circle]] | ||
* [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1670-LW thaler Dav-6551|1670-LW thaler, leaping stallion]] | * [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1670-LW thaler Dav-6551|1670-LW thaler, leaping stallion]] | ||
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* [[Coins and currency dated 1666]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1666]] | ||
* return to coins of [[German States, Brunswick-Luneburg]] | * return to coins of [[German States, Brunswick-Luneburg]] | ||
[[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category: Selections from Heritage sale 3024]] | [[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category: Selections from Heritage sale 3024]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:05, 17 September 2025
This specimen was lot 23990 in Heritage sale 3024 (Chicago, April 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Germany. Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg. Johann Friedrich Taler 1666-HS, AU55 NGC, a few minor flan and rim flaws do not detract from the charm of this piece with appealing blue-green highlights." 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. Johann Friedrich, the third brother, was duke in Calenberg 1665-79. 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 type depicting the wild man of the forest is recorded for 1665-67 only and is catalogued for more than other types of the same period. The Duchy of Brunswick was divided and subdivided in the seventeenth century but was eventually reassembled as the Kingdom of Hannover before being absorbed into Prussia in 1866.
Recorded mintage: unknown but somewhat available.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-6544; KM-89.
- 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]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.
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- 1665-HS thaler, wild man reverse
- 1665-LW "leaping stallion" thaler
- 1666-LW half thaler, St. Andrew reverse
- 1666-HS thaler, wild man reverse, three helmets over arms
- 1667-HS "wild man" thaler, five helmets over arms
- 1667 thaler, leaping stallion in a wreath
- 1667-LW thaler, leaping stallion reverse
- 1669-HS "wild man" thaler, without circle
- 1670-LW thaler, leaping stallion
- Coins and currency dated 1666
- return to coins of German States, Brunswick-Luneburg