Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1625-HS 2 thaler Dav-LS56
This specimen was lot 34691 in Heritage sale 3094 (Chicago, August 2021), where it sold for $7,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "German States: Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Friedrich Ulrich 2 Taler 1625-HS XF45 PCGS, Goslar or Zellerfeld mint, Hermann Schlanbusch as mintmaster. Without value stamp. Struck to commemorate the yield of St. Jacob's mine in the Harz Mountains. A rare Double Taler depicting St. Jacob, staff in hand and standing on flower-covered ground, with Jehovah's name displayed above within a radiant sun. This expansive offering measures nearly 67 mm across, its impressive scale allowing for an vast canvas in metal for the struck features. Glossy throughout the surfaces, with wear sufficiently light as to enable expression of the motifs, the whole of the planchet deeply toned and revealing gentle traces of iridescence." Another rare double thaler, one of many from this state. Duke Friedrich Ulrich ruled 1613-34.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 57.5 g, silver, this specimen 57.49 g.
Catalog reference: KM 357, Dav-LS54.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, ANA WFOM World & Ancient Coins Platinum Night Signature Auction #3094, featuring the Cape Coral Collection, the WTR Collection and the Monaco Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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