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This specimen was lot 5664 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €130 (about US$181 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, FÜRSTENTUM, Ernst August, 1679-1698, seit 1662 Bischof von Osnabrück. 2/3 Taler 1691, Clausthal. Feine Tönung, vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 20, Osnabrück 1991, Nr. 2216.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Brunswick-Luneburg|duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg]], Ernest Augustus, 1679-98, bishop of Osnabruck since 1662, two-thirds thaler of 1691, Clausthal mint. Fine toning, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This particular "leaping stallion" gulden has mintmaster's initials "HB" and was struck 1690-93. Other gulden of the period featured the wild man or St. Andrew on the reverse.
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This specimen was lot 5664 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €130 (about US$181 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, FÜRSTENTUM, Ernst August, 1679-1698, seit 1662 Bischof von Osnabrück. 2/3 Taler 1691, Clausthal. Feine Tönung, vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 20, Osnabrück 1991, Nr. 2216.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Brunswick-Luneburg|duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg]], Ernest Augustus, 1679-98, bishop of Osnabrück since 1662, two-thirds thaler of 1691, Clausthal mint. Fine toning, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This particular "leaping stallion" gulden has mintmaster's initials "HB" and was struck 1690-93. Other gulden of the period featured the wild man or St. Andrew on the reverse.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.  

Revision as of 15:13, 28 November 2024

from Künker sale 354, lot 5664

This specimen was lot 5664 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €130 (about US$181 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, FÜRSTENTUM, Ernst August, 1679-1698, seit 1662 Bischof von Osnabrück. 2/3 Taler 1691, Clausthal. Feine Tönung, vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 20, Osnabrück 1991, Nr. 2216. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg, Ernest Augustus, 1679-98, bishop of Osnabrück since 1662, two-thirds thaler of 1691, Clausthal mint. Fine toning, extremely fine.)"

This particular "leaping stallion" gulden has mintmaster's initials "HB" and was struck 1690-93. Other gulden of the period featured the wild man or St. Andrew on the reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 12.99 g.

Catalog reference: KM 340, Dav-408; Welter 1974.

Source:

  • 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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