Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1665-HS thaler Dav-6343

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from the Stack's Bowers September 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74451
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This specimen was lot 74451 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Wolfenbuttel. Taler, 1665-HS. Zellerfeld Mint; mm: HS and crossed keys. August "the Younger". PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, VF Details. Despite the grade and cleaning, one sees a well-struck specimen on a problem-free flan. The moderate, even wear does not detract from the underlying strength of the coin. Attractive. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1655-65 and is fairly common. Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel is famous for its long series of wild man thalers.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-6343; KM-444.1; Welter-823.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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