Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1692-HB 1/4 thaler
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This specimen was lot 668 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,348 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, HERZOGTUM Ernst August, 1679-1698, seit 1662 Bischof von Osnabrück. 1/4 Reichstaler 1692, Clausthal. Von größter Seltenheit. Attraktives Exemplar mit hübscher Patina, sehr schön. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg, Ernest Augustus, 1679-98, since 1662 bishop of Osnabrück, quarter thaler of 1692, Clausthal mint. Very rare, attractive example with handsome patina, very fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM 366, Welter 1999.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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- return to coins of German States, Brunswick-Luneburg
- Coins and currency dated 1692