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[[Image:K354-5501.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 354, lot 5501]] | [[Image:K354-5501.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 354, lot 5501]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 5501 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$2,227 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Rudolf August und Anton Ulrich, 1685-1704. Reichstaler 1700, Goslar oder Zellerfeld. Eintrachtstaler. Prachtvolle Patina, vorzüglich +. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Slg. Virgil M. Brand, Teil 1, Auktion Leu 46, Zürich 1988, Nr. 881.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel|duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel]], Rudolf August and Anton Ulrich, 1685-1704, "unity" thaler of 1700, Goslar or Zellerfeld mint. Outstanding patina, extremely fine or better.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1688-1703 in Brunswick- | + | This specimen was lot 5501 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$2,227 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Rudolf August und Anton Ulrich, 1685-1704. Reichstaler 1700, Goslar oder Zellerfeld. Eintrachtstaler. Prachtvolle Patina, vorzüglich +. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Slg. Virgil M. Brand, Teil 1, Auktion Leu 46, Zürich 1988, Nr. 881.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel|duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel]], Rudolf August and Anton Ulrich, 1685-1704, "unity" thaler of 1700, Goslar or Zellerfeld mint. Outstanding patina, extremely fine or better.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1688-1703 in Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and is among the more common thalers of the period. Confusingly, the post-1700 issues are catalogued as [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1701-RB thaler Dav-2111|Dav-2111]]. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:14, 16 September 2025
This specimen was lot 5501 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$2,227 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Rudolf August und Anton Ulrich, 1685-1704. Reichstaler 1700, Goslar oder Zellerfeld. Eintrachtstaler. Prachtvolle Patina, vorzüglich +. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Slg. Virgil M. Brand, Teil 1, Auktion Leu 46, Zürich 1988, Nr. 881. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Rudolf August and Anton Ulrich, 1685-1704, "unity" thaler of 1700, Goslar or Zellerfeld mint. Outstanding patina, extremely fine or better.)"
This type was struck 1688-1703 in Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and is among the more common thalers of the period. Confusingly, the post-1700 issues are catalogued as Dav-2111.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 29,20 g.
Catalog reference: KM 577, Dav-6395; Welter 2066.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
- [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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