Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1612 2 thaler Dav-LS32a

from the Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale, lot 40231

This specimen was lot 40231 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $2,802. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. 2 Taler, 1612. NGC AU-50. Generally well struck. Minimal wear and smooth gray to mahogany toning indicating that this large and stately coin was well cared for." This large coin, similar to issues of 1608-10, was accompanied by an even more massive triple thaler (Dav-LS31) and quadruple thaler (Dav-LS30).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 58 g, silver, this specimen 57.04 grams.

Catalog reference: Dav-LS32a; KM-38.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Davenport, John S., Large Size Silver Coins of the World, 16th-19th Centuries, 3rd Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1991.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

Link to:

• 1605 "wild man" double thaler
• 1608 triple thaler
• 1611 "wild man" half thaler
• 1612 thaler, wild man reverse
• 1612 1½ thaler
• 1612 triple thaler
• 1612 quadruple thaler
• 1613 quarter thaler, on the death of the duke
• 1613 thaler, on the death of the duke
• (1613-34) 1¼ thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1612
• return to coins of German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel