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[[Image:Hannover 1665 thaler UBS 85-271q00.jpg|550px|thumb|UBS sale 85, lot 271]] | [[Image:Hannover 1665 thaler UBS 85-271q00.jpg|550px|thumb|UBS sale 85, lot 271]] | ||
| + | [[Image:SB823-55622o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55622]] | ||
| + | [[Image:SB823-55622r.jpg|300px|thumb]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 271 in UBS sale 85 ( | + | This specimen was lot 271 in UBS sale 85 (Zürich, September 2010), where it sold for 650 CHF (about US$742 including buyer's fee). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND, Herzogtum, Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover, Johann Friedrich, 1665-1679. Taler 1665. Fünffach behelmtes Wappen. Rv. Wilder Mann mit Baumstamm in der Rechten. Fast vorzüglich-vorzüglich.''" (Duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg-Hannover, duke John Frederick, 1665-79, thaler of 1665. Quintuple-helmeted arms; reverse: wild man with tree trunk in his right hand. Nice Extremely Fine.)</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 55622 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $192. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. Brunswick-Luneburg: Calenberg. Taler, 1665-HS. Zellerfeld Mint. Johann Friedrich. Fine Details -- Tooling. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." |
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 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. | ||
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''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' silver, | + | ''Specification:'' silver, the first specimen 28,67 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' Welter 1714, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-6544]], KM 89. | ''Catalog reference:'' Welter 1714, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-6544]], KM 89. | ||
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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>''UBS Auction 85: Gold and Silver Coins,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>''UBS Auction 85: Gold and Silver Coins,'' Zürich: UBS AG, 2010. |
| + | * <sup>[2]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023. | ||
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
| − | * [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg | + | * [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1664-HS thaler Dav-6528|1664-HS "wild man" thaler, five helmets over arms]] |
| − | * [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1664-HS thaler Dav-6529|1664-HS "wild man" thaler]] | + | * [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1664-HS thaler Dav-6529|1664-HS "wild man" thaler, three helmets over arms]] |
* [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1664-HS 1-1/4 thaler Dav-6534|1664-HS 1¼ thaler, bust left, "Piety and Justice" reverse]] | * [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1664-HS 1-1/4 thaler Dav-6534|1664-HS 1¼ thaler, bust left, "Piety and Justice" reverse]] | ||
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1665-HS thaler Dav-6342]] "wild man" | * [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1665-HS thaler Dav-6342]] "wild man" | ||
* [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1665-LW thaler Dav-6549|1665-LW "leaping stallion" thaler]] | * [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1665-LW thaler Dav-6549|1665-LW "leaping stallion" thaler]] | ||
| − | * [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1666-HS thaler Dav-6544|1666 thaler]] | + | * [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1665-HS thaler Dav-6529|1665-HS thaler, wild man with tree in both hands]] |
| + | * [[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 1666-HS thaler Dav-6544|1666-HS "wild man" thaler, five helmets over arms]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1665]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1665]] | ||
* return to coins of [[German States, Brunswick-Luneburg]] | * return to coins of [[German States, Brunswick-Luneburg]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category: Selections from UBS sale 85]] | + | [[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category: Selections from UBS sale 85]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale]] |
Latest revision as of 09:55, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 271 in UBS sale 85 (Zürich, September 2010), where it sold for 650 CHF (about US$742 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND, Herzogtum, Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover, Johann Friedrich, 1665-1679. Taler 1665. Fünffach behelmtes Wappen. Rv. Wilder Mann mit Baumstamm in der Rechten. Fast vorzüglich-vorzüglich." (Duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg-Hannover, duke John Frederick, 1665-79, thaler of 1665. Quintuple-helmeted arms; reverse: wild man with tree trunk in his right hand. Nice Extremely Fine.)
The second specimen was lot 55622 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[2] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Calenberg. Taler, 1665-HS. Zellerfeld Mint. Johann Friedrich. Fine Details -- Tooling. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection."
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.
Specification: silver, the first specimen 28,67 g.
Catalog reference: Welter 1714, 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]UBS Auction 85: Gold and Silver Coins, Zürich: UBS AG, 2010.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
Link to:
- 1664-HS "wild man" thaler, five helmets over arms
- 1664-HS "wild man" thaler, three helmets over arms
- 1664-HS 1¼ thaler, bust left, "Piety and Justice" reverse
- Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1665-HS thaler Dav-6342 "wild man"
- 1665-LW "leaping stallion" thaler
- 1665-HS thaler, wild man with tree in both hands
- 1666-LW half thaler, St. Andrew reverse
- 1666-HS thaler, wild man reverse, three helmets over arms
- 1666-HS "wild man" thaler, five helmets over arms
- Coins and currency dated 1665
- return to coins of German States, Brunswick-Luneburg