Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1682 2/3 thaler
This specimen was lot 1167 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €270 (about US$366 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, BRUNSWICK-CALENBERG, Ernst August (1679-1698), AR 2/3 Taler, 1682, Zellerfeld. Belle patine. Très Beau à Superbe. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg, Ernest Augustus, 1679-98, silver two-thirds thaler of 1682, Zellerfeld mint. Nice patina, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
This type was struck 1680-93 but despite the extensive production, it has a high catalog value. Another two-thirds thaler exists with a leaping stallion design (KM 263, mintmaster "HB"), struck 1680-84.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 14,69 g.
Catalog reference: KM 262.1, Welter 1970; Dav-394.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
Link to:
- 1679-HB ⅔ thaler
- 1679-HB ⅔ thaler
- 1681-RB pfennig
- 1681-HB 4 mariengroschen, "leaping stallion"
- 1681 ⅔ thaler, "wild man"
- 1681-RB "wild man" thaler
- 1681-RB double thaler, "leaping stallion"
- 1681-RB triple thaler, "leaping stallion"
- Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1682 24 mariengroschen, wild man reverse
- 1682-HB thaler, bust obverse
- 1683 ⅔ thaler, wild man reverse
- 1683-HB ⅔ thaler, leaping stallion reverse
- 1686 ⅔ thaler, "wild man"
- Coins and currency dated 1682