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* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1704 1/4 thaler|1704 quarter thaler, on the death of Rudolf August]] | * [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1704 1/4 thaler|1704 quarter thaler, on the death of Rudolf August]] | ||
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1704 1/2 thaler|1704 half thaler, on the death of Rudolf August]] | * [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1704 1/2 thaler|1704 half thaler, on the death of Rudolf August]] | ||
| − | * [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1704-RB thaler Dav-2112|1704-RB | + | * [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1704-RB thaler Dav-2112|1704-RB thaler, wild man reverse]] |
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1704-HCH thaler Dav-2113|1704-HCH thaler, on the death of Rudolf August, Brunswick mint]] | * [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1704-HCH thaler Dav-2113|1704-HCH thaler, on the death of Rudolf August, Brunswick mint]] | ||
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1704 thaler Dav-2122|1704 thaler, death of the duke's wife]] | * [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1704 thaler Dav-2122|1704 thaler, death of the duke's wife]] | ||
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1704-HCH ducat Fr-659|1704 ducat, death of the duke's wife]] | * [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1704-HCH ducat Fr-659|1704 ducat, death of the duke's wife]] | ||
| − | * [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1705-RB thaler Dav-2116|1705-RB | + | * [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1705-RB thaler Dav-2116|1705-RB thaler, wild man reverse]] |
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1705 1-1/2 thaler Dav-2932|1705 1½ thaler, on the visit of the duke to the mint]] | * [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1705 1-1/2 thaler Dav-2932|1705 1½ thaler, on the visit of the duke to the mint]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1704]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1704]] | ||
[[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]] | [[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]] | ||
Revision as of 12:20, 7 June 2023
This specimen was lot 5508 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €3,600 (about US$5,010 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Rudolf August und Anton Ulrich, 1685-1704. Reichstaler 1704, Zellerfeld, auf den Tod von Rudolf August am 26. Januar. R Sehr attraktives Exemplar mit hübscher Patina, vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Slg. Virgil M. Brand, Teil 5, Auktion Leu 70, Zürich 1997, Nr. 6169. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Rudolf August and Anton Ulrich, 1685-1704, thaler of 1704, Zellerfeld mint, on the death of Rudolf August on January 26. Rare, very attractive example with handsome patina, extremely fine..)"
On the death of the duke in 1704, an extensive series of commemoratives were struck, ranging from a two pfennig to a ducat.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 29,12 g.
Catalog reference: KM 668, Dav-2114; Welter 1842.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.
- [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.
Link to:
- 1702 thaler, on the breaking of fraternal unity
- 1704 2 pfennig, death of the duke
- 1704 groschen
- 1704 1/24 thaler, death of the duke's wife
- 1704-HCH 2 mariengroschen, on the death of Rudolf August
- 1704-HCH 2 gute groschen, on the death of Rudolf August
- 1704 ⅛ thaler, death of the duke
- 1704 quarter thaler, on the death of Rudolf August
- 1704 half thaler, on the death of Rudolf August
- 1704-RB thaler, wild man reverse
- 1704-HCH thaler, on the death of Rudolf August, Brunswick mint
- 1704 thaler, death of the duke's wife
- 1704 ducat, death of the duke's wife
- 1705-RB thaler, wild man reverse
- 1705 1½ thaler, on the visit of the duke to the mint
- Coins and currency dated 1704