Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1691-HB 2/3 thaler

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.

Link to:

• 1690 pfennig
• 1690-HB ⅓ thaler, "St. Andrew" reverse
• 1690 12 mariengroschen, wild man reverse
• 1690 ⅔ thaler, "wild man"
• 1691 12 mariengroschen, wild man reverse
• 1691 ⅔ thaler, wild man reverse
• 1691-** ⅔ thaler, "leaping stallion" reverse
• Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1691-JJJ 2/3 thaler KM-345.1
• 1691-RB "wild man" thaler, date at top
• 1692-HB quarter thaler, bust obverse
• 1692-HB ⅓ thaler, "St. Andrew" reverse
• 1692 ⅔ thaler, "wild man"
• 1692 ⅔ thaler, "leaping stallion" reverse
• 1692-HB thaler, bust obverse
• Coins and currency dated 1691