Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1633 thaler Dav-6308

Sincona sale 9, lot 3730

This specimen was lot 3730 in Sincona sale 9 (Zurich, October 2012), where it sold for 8,000 CHF (about US$10,118 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Herzogtum Wolfenbüttel. Friedrich Ulrich, 1613-1634. Taler 1633, Zellerfeld. Ausbeute der Grube St. Jakob in Lautenthal. Äusserst selten. Fast vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Frederick Ulrich, 1613-34, thaler of 1633, Zellerfeld mint, for the Lauthenthal mines, very rare, choice extremely fine.)"

This thaler is listed for 1633-34. The year 1633 saw the issue of other mining thalers (Dav-6309 and -6310) as well as the regular "wild man" thaler (Dav-6307).

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: silver, this specimen 29,00 g.

Catalog reference: Kellner 1052, Dav-6308, KM 379.

Source:

• 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.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 9, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2012.

Link to:

• 1630-HS thaler "wild man"
• 1632-HS quarter thaler, wild man reverse
• 1633-HS half thaler, for the St. Jacob's mine
• 1634 6 thaler
• 1635-HS "wild man" thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1633
• return to coins of German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel