Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1581 1/4 thaler

from Künker sale 354, lot 5410

This specimen was lot 5410 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €550 (about US$766 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUMJ, Julius, 1568-1589. 1/4 Reichstaler 1581, Goslar. Lichtort. R Sehr schön +. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 20, Osnabrück 1991, Nr. 1983. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Julius, 1568-89, quarter "light" thaler of 1581, Goslar mint. Rare, very fine or better.)"

This "light" quarter thaler or ort (referring to the lamp in the wild man's hand and not the weight) is noted for 1570-82.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 7,18 g.

Catalog reference: KM MB134, Welter 591.

Source:

• Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
• ^[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:

• 1576 quarter "light" thaler
• 1576 half "light" thaler
• 1579 "light" thaler
• 1581 "light" thaler
• 1582 "light" thaler
• 1586 quarter "light" thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1581