Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1570 thaler Dav-9060
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This specimen was lot 3479 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €600 (about US$850 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM Julius, 1568-1589. Reichstaler 1570, Goslar. Lichttaler. Sehr schön. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Julius 1568-89, "light" thaler of 1570, Goslar mint. Very fine.)"
This "light" thaler was struck 1570-76 and is fairly common. The nickname derives from the candlestick held by the wild man.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: silver, this specimen 28,98 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB138, Welter 576; Dav-9060 A.
- Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1500-1600, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1979.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, eLive Premium Auction 426: European and German Coins and Medals from the 16th to the 20th century, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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