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| − | This specimen was lot 5584 in Künker sale 354 ( | + | This specimen was lot 5584 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,784 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, FÜRSTENTUM, Christian, Bischof von Minden, 1611-1633. 1/4 Reichstaler 1628, Clausthal, auf den Tod seines Bruders Johann am 27. November. Von großer Seltenheit. Attraktives Exemplar mit hübscher Patina, sehr schön. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Slg. Dr. Werner Koch, Teil 1, Auktion Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 273, Frankfurt/Main 1970, Nr. 549 und der Auktion LHS Numismatik 100, Zürich 2007, Nr. 831.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Brunswick-Luneburg|duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle]], Christian, bishop of Minden, 1611-33, quarter thaler of 1628, Clausthal mint, on the death of his brother John on November 27. Extremely rare, attractive example with handsome patina, very fine.)"</blockquote> The duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle, formed in 1520, fell extinct in 1705 and passed to Hannover. The duke was also bishop of Minden and a passionate defender of the Lutheran cause. He was killed in a battle of the Thirty Years War. This type is not listed in the SCWC, which mentions a thaler (KM A90, Dav-6656) issued for the same occasion. There is likely also a half thaler. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:50, 28 November 2024
This specimen was lot 5584 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,784 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, FÜRSTENTUM, Christian, Bischof von Minden, 1611-1633. 1/4 Reichstaler 1628, Clausthal, auf den Tod seines Bruders Johann am 27. November. Von großer Seltenheit. Attraktives Exemplar mit hübscher Patina, sehr schön. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Slg. Dr. Werner Koch, Teil 1, Auktion Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 273, Frankfurt/Main 1970, Nr. 549 und der Auktion LHS Numismatik 100, Zürich 2007, Nr. 831. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle, Christian, bishop of Minden, 1611-33, quarter thaler of 1628, Clausthal mint, on the death of his brother John on November 27. Extremely rare, attractive example with handsome patina, very fine.)"
The duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle, formed in 1520, fell extinct in 1705 and passed to Hannover. The duke was also bishop of Minden and a passionate defender of the Lutheran cause. He was killed in a battle of the Thirty Years War. This type is not listed in the SCWC, which mentions a thaler (KM A90, Dav-6656) issued for the same occasion. There is likely also a half thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 7,23 g.
Catalog reference: KM unlisted, Welter 865 (this example).
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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