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[[Image:K354-5620.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 354, lot 5620]] | [[Image:K354-5620.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 354, lot 5620]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 5620 in Künker sale 354 ( | + | This specimen was lot 5620 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €260 (about US$362 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, FÜRSTENTUM, Georg Wilhelm, 1665-1705. 1/24 Taler 1673, Celle. RR Vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Erworben 1975 von der Firma Laugwitz & Co. Berlin.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Brunswick-Luneburg|duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle]], George William, 1665-1705, 1/24 thaler of 1673 Celle mint. Very rare, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> In the seventeenth century, 24 groschen = one thaler. On George William's death in 1705, the line lapsed and the territory passed to Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:05, 28 November 2024
This specimen was lot 5620 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €260 (about US$362 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, FÜRSTENTUM, Georg Wilhelm, 1665-1705. 1/24 Taler 1673, Celle. RR Vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Erworben 1975 von der Firma Laugwitz & Co. Berlin. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle, George William, 1665-1705, 1/24 thaler of 1673 Celle mint. Very rare, extremely fine.)"
In the seventeenth century, 24 groschen = one thaler. On George William's death in 1705, the line lapsed and the territory passed to Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 1.15 g.
Catalog reference: KM 281, Welter 1621.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [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.
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