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| − | This specimen was lot 30209 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. [[German States, Brunswick-Luneburg|Brunswick-Luneburg]]: Calenburg. Taler, (15)69/70. Muenden Mint. Erich II 'the Younger'. PCGS MS-62. With the name of Maximilian I. A VERY RARE and desirable type featuring a split date of (15)69 on the obverse and (15)70 on the reverse, this exceptional survivor exhibits a mostly argent nature toward the center of the planchet and a more burnished aspect to the iridescence as one approaches the peripheries. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1569-73 and the dates are frequently found muled, as here. It is rare. In 1495, a part of [[German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel|Brunswick- | + | This specimen was lot 30209 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. [[German States, Brunswick-Luneburg|Brunswick-Luneburg]]: Calenburg. Taler, (15)69/70. Muenden Mint. Erich II 'the Younger'. PCGS MS-62. With the name of Maximilian I. A VERY RARE and desirable type featuring a split date of (15)69 on the obverse and (15)70 on the reverse, this exceptional survivor exhibits a mostly argent nature toward the center of the planchet and a more burnished aspect to the iridescence as one approaches the peripheries. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1569-73 and the dates are frequently found muled, as here. It is rare. In 1495, a part of [[German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel|Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel]] was sliced off to form Brunswick-Calenberg for Erich "the Elder". It was passed down to Erich "the Younger" in 1540 but, upon his death without issue in 1584, returned to Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. This type was struck 1569-73. |
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* [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Wolfenbuttel 1531 thaler Dav-9038]] | * [[Brunswick-Luneburg-Wolfenbuttel 1531 thaler Dav-9038]] | ||
| − | * [[Brunswick- | + | * [[Brunswick-Calenberg (15)69 thaler Dav-9002]] |
| − | * [[Brunswick-Calenberg (15)72 thaler Dav-9002]] | + | * [[Brunswick-Calenberg (15)70 1/4 thaler|(15)70 quarter thaler, wildman obverse]] |
| + | * [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1570 thaler Dav-9060|Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1570 "light" thaler]] | ||
| + | * [[Brunswick-Calenberg (15)72 thaler Dav-9002|(15)72 thaler]] | ||
* [[Brunswick-Grubenhagen 1574 thaler Dav-9017]] | * [[Brunswick-Grubenhagen 1574 thaler Dav-9017]] | ||
| − | * [[Brunswick-Calenberg (15) | + | * [[Brunswick-Calenberg (15)77 thaler Dav-9007|(15)77 thaler]] |
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* [[Coins and currency dated 1570]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1570]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]] | [[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:35, 12 September 2025
This specimen was lot 30209 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Calenburg. Taler, (15)69/70. Muenden Mint. Erich II 'the Younger'. PCGS MS-62. With the name of Maximilian I. A VERY RARE and desirable type featuring a split date of (15)69 on the obverse and (15)70 on the reverse, this exceptional survivor exhibits a mostly argent nature toward the center of the planchet and a more burnished aspect to the iridescence as one approaches the peripheries. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1569-73 and the dates are frequently found muled, as here. It is rare. In 1495, a part of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was sliced off to form Brunswick-Calenberg for Erich "the Elder". It was passed down to Erich "the Younger" in 1540 but, upon his death without issue in 1584, returned to Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. This type was struck 1569-73.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-MB101, Dav-9003; Welter-442 (Addendum).
- Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1500-1600, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1979.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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