Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1681-RB 2 thaler Dav-LS239
This specimen was lot 20953 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $3,220. The catalog description[1] noted, "Brunswick-Luneburg. Ernst August 2 Taler 1681-RB, choice XF. '2' stamped on obverse. Prancing horse above mining scene, reverse has crowned 'EA' monogram within circle. Lovely toning, just the most minimal of flaws, and clearly a superior example of the type." This type is catalogued as rare. The Duchy of Brunswick was divided and subdivided in the seventeenth century but was eventually reassembled as the Kingdom of Hannover before being absorbed into Prussia in 1866.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 57 g, silver, this specimen 64 mm. in diameter, 56.17 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-LS239; KM-282.1.
- 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]Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.
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