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GERMANY - TALERS
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Silver TALER 1752 IBH BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBUTTEL DAV-2157 WHITE SWAN 940
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NGC MS 62
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Mining Talers are particularly nice, especially when they include 2 Wildman figures. These tend to be very pricey when you can find them. Most are found in high grade which is a testament to their beauty.
Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. King Karl Series (1735- 1780).
One Taler 1752. Mining Taler - "White Swan" mine.
D.G. CAROLVS - DVX. BRVNSVIC. - LVNEB. 1752, Arms with Crown ( oval shield on V-shaped base), supported by two Wild Man.
CANDIDVS HAEC PROFERT MONTANVS PRAEMIA CYGNVS, lake with a swan under clouds. Below in 5 lines - DIE GRVBE WEISSER SCHWAN KAM IN AVSBEVT IM Q: LVCIAE 1732 I.B.H.
Davenport 2157, KM 940.
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GERMANY - TO 1600
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Silver 1/4T 1551 BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBUTTEL Welter 411
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NGC VF 25
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The oldest Wildman coin in my collection by over 20 years. If references are correct the lit candle in the right hand is a not so veiled threat to his constituents of what may happen if they don't fall in line. Heinrich the Younger had been blamed for having a town burned to the ground in the years prior to this coinage.
Heinrich the Younger
Henry V of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (10 November 1489 – 11 June 1568), called the Younger, (Heinrich der Jüngere), a member of the House of Welf, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruling Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1514 until his death. The last Catholic of the Welf princes, he was known for the large number of wars in which he was involved and for the long-standing affair with his mistress Eva von Trott.
Obverse: Bust Left
Reverse: Wildman in the center.
If this 3rd edition of SC of German Coins 1501-Present is accurate, the mint may be Riechenberg. Somewhere on that coin should be "stag rampant left holding ingot hook." Or maybe the Goslar mint - some sort of symbol that looks like a necklace (a V shape) with a cactus hanging at the lower part of the V.
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GERMANY - TALERS
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Silver TALER 1715 HH BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBUTTEL DAV-2126 739
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NGC XF 40
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Obverse: Spanish shield of 11-fold arms, 5 ornate helmets above, date at end of legend
Obverse Legend: D.G. AVGVSTVS. WILHELMVS. DVX. BR. & LVN.
Reverse: Wildman, tree in left hand, legend divided above, mintmaster's initials and symbol at lower left
Reverse Legend: PARTA TVERI.
Ruler: August Wilhelm
Note: Dav. 2126.
Composition: Silver
Weight: 29.0300g
Diameter: 45mm
Zellerfeld mint. Exhibiting especially fine details on the wildman--usually the weakness part of the strike--together with sharp lettering and a faint golden aura.
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GERMANY - TALERS
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Silver TALER 1694 AUGSBURG DAV-5049 106
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NGC AU Details
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Obverse: Large pine cone in oval baroque frame, Roman numeral date divided above
Obverse Legend: AVGVSTA VIN - DELICORVM.
Reverse: Crowned imperial eagle, orb on breast
Reverse Legend: LEOPOLDVS D • G • ROM • IMP • S • AVG •
Note: Dav. #5049.
Composition: Silver
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GERMANY - TALERS BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBUTTEL
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Silver TALER 1761 IBH IBH BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBUTTEL DAV-2169 BLESSING OF GOD 969
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PCGS MS 67
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Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel
1972 AR Restrike Thaler.
Obverse: D.G. CAROLVS • DVX • BRVNSVIC • LVNEB •. Crowned complex oval arms with wildmen supporters
Reverse: AN GOTTES SEGEN IST ALLES GELEGEN; DIE GRVBE / SEGEN GOTTES / KAM IN AVSBEVT / IM Q: CRVC: date / I.A.P. View of the mine.
Edge: 1000 FEIN HARZSILBER.
Weight: 21.63gm
Restrike of 1761-IBH Thaler (KM-969, Davenport 2169). Superbly toned
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GERMANY - TALERS
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TALER 1637 HS HS BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBUTTEL DAV-6337 393.1
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NGC AU 58
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Another Taler in an exceptional state of preservation in addition to being well struck. One of my few purchases from Stacks/Bowers.
Obverse: Titles in German, AUGUS: HERTZOB--ZU. BR: UND: L.
Reverse: Wildman with a tree in right hand
Composition: Silver
Ruler: August II
Note: Dav. #6337
Goslar Mint.
Mint Master: Henning Schluter
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GERMANY - TALERS
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Silver TALER 1724 EPH EPH BRUNS.-LUNE.-CALEN.-HANN. DAV-2077 134
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ex Henry Christensen
Obverse: Crowned shields in cruciform
Obverse Legend: GEORGIUS - D • G • MAG • BR • - FR • ET • HIB • - REX • FID • D •
Reverse: Wildman with tree in right hand
Reverse Legend: BRUN • & • LUN • DUX • S • R • I • A • R • THES • & EL •
Ruler: George Ludwig
Note: Dav. #2077.
omposition: Silver
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GERMANY - TALERS
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Silver TALER 1602 O BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBUTTEL DAV-6296 18
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NGC XF 45
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Obverse: Central shield of Halberstadt arms.
Reverse: 11-line inscription
Subject: Death of Heinrich Julius' Mother, Hedwig von Brandenburg
Note: Dav. #6296.
Composition: Silver
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GERMANY - TALERS
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Silver TALER 1745 IBH IBH BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBUTTEL DAV-2163 GOODNESS 920
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Zellerfeld mint, KM920, Dav-2163. A large and illustrative example commemorating the Goodness of the Lord Mine with crowned complex arms and wildmen supporters.
Obverse: Crowned complex arms with wildmen supporters
Obverse Legend: D • G • CAROLVS - DVX • BRVNSVIC • - LVNEB •
Reverse: View of the mines
Reverse Legend: DIE ERDE IST VOLL GVTE DES HERRN
Reverse Inscription: DIE GRVBE / GVTE DES HERRN / KAM IN AVSBEVT / IM Q REM: date / I.B.H.
Subject: Goodness of the Lord Mine
Ruler: Karl I
Note: Mining Thaler
Composition: Silver
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GERMANY - TO 1600
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Silver TALER 1539 BRANDENBURG-FRANCONIA DAV-8967 MB# 33
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NGC VF 30
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Obverse: Two 1/2-length figures facing one another, date above, titles of 2 margraves
Obverse Legend: D: G: GEOR(G) : : & : ALBERT: MARCHIO(N): BR(AN)(D): &: S(L)(E):
Reverse: Floriated cross, small shield of arms in each angle, Brandenburg arms in center
Reverse Legend: SI. DEVS. PRO NOBIS. QVIS. CONTRA. NOS.
Ruler: Georg and Albrecht II
Note: Dav. #8967.
Composition: Silver
Diameter: 40mm
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GERMANY - TALERS
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Silver TALER 1776A BAVARIA DAV-1954A 519.2
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NGC VF Details
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Obverse: Draped bust to right, mintmark below, head breaks legend at top
Obverse Legend: D G MAX IOS (-) U (-) B (-) D S R I A & E(L) L L
Reverse: Seated Madonna with Child, upturned crescent moon and clouds below, rays around behind, date at bottom
Reverse Legend: PATRONA - BAVARIAE
Edge Lettering: IN. - DEO. - CONSILIU(M).
Ruler: Maximilian III, Josef
Note: Dav. #1954; JB-2209; H-330. Prev. KM#234.2.
Composition: Silver
Diameter: 40-43mm
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GERMANY - TALERS
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Copper TALER 1767 G-S-KK BRANDENBURG-ANSBACH DAV-1998 Neumann-6494
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This is not DAV-1998. NGC does not list this pattern at this time.
Brandenburg-Ansbach. Alexander bronze Taler Coin Weight 1767 AU Details (Tooled) PCGS, Neumann-6494. Reverse has a five line inscription which informs us that this pattern was to be for a coin weighing 2 Loth. In old German a Loth was approximately 16 gm.
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GERMANY - FRAC. TALERS
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Silver 2/3T 1693 BRUNS.-LUNEBURG-CALENBERG GRASS UNDER WILDMAN 262.2
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NGC MS 62
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Obverse: Stars above date
Reverse: Grass under Wildman
Composition: Silver
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Silver TALER 1591 GERMANY BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBUTTEL DAV-9072 MB# 257
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Goslar mint, Dav-9072. A seldom seen Wildman type with portrait of the Duke.
Obverse: Large armored bust left divides date, titles of Heinrich Julius
Reverse: Smaller 6-fold arms with concave sides, 3 helmets above, wildman with tree trunk in right hand at left
Ruler: Heinrich Julius
Composition: Silver
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GERMANY - TALERS
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Silver TALER 1664 HS BRUNS.-LUNEBURG-CALENBERG DAV-6529 57.2
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Obverse: Wildman holding a tree in both hands. Legend continuous from left to right.
Reverse: Coat of arms
Note: Dav. #6529.
Composition: Silver
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GERMANY - TO 1600
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Silver TALER 1588 BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBUTTEL DAV-9067 DAV 9067
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NGC XF 45
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Goslar mint, Dav-9067, Welter-581. An average strike with light contact marks. Crowned arms/Wildman roping horse.
Obverse: 6-fold arms, 3 helmets above, titles of Julius
Reverse: Springing horse left, date below, wildman on right holding tree trunk in right hand, skull, hourglass and spectacles in left
Reverse Legend: ALIIS INSERVIENDO: CONSVMOR GOSLARIÆ
Ruler: Julius
Note: Dav.#9067.
Composition: Silver
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GERMANY - TO 1600
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Silver TALER 1596 BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBUTTEL DAV-9090 MB# 270
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Obverse: 9-fold arms with central shield, 3 helmets above, wildman at right, titles of Heinrich Julius
Reverse: Date divided around Victory holding wreath flying left above lion passant left, double margin legends
Ruler: Heinrich Julius
Note: Dav.#9090. Falsehood Thaler.
Composition: Silver
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GERMANY - TO 1600
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Silver TALER 1599 BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBUTTEL D-9093 300
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Obverse: 3 small shields of arms in center, 2 above 1, 9 small shields of arms around, titles of Heinrich Julius and date
Reverse: Flying eagle above, seated lion below, 10 wasps flying between from hive at left, all in wreath border
Ruler: Heinrich Julius
Note: Dav.#9092. Wasp Thaler. Varieties exist.
Composition: Silver
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GERMANY - FRAC. TALERS
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Silver 2/3T 1766 IDB BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBUTTEL 973,1
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Obverse: Armored draped bust right
Obverse Legend: CAROLVS D o G o DVX BR o ET o LVN o
Reverse: Horse leaping left, value divides date below
Reverse Legend: NVNQVAM RETRORSVM
Ruler: Karl I
Note: 2/3 Thaler Convention.
Composition: Silver
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GERMANY - FRAC. TALERS
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Silver 2/3T 1711 HB BRUNS.-LUNE.-CALEN.-HANN. 48
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Obverse: Crowned complex arms
Obverse Legend: GEORG: LUD: D o G o D o BR o & o LUN: S o R o I o ELECT:
Reverse: Horse leaping left, value below
Reverse Legend: IN RECTO DECUS
Ruler: George Ludwig
Composition: Silver
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GERMANY - TALERS
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Silver TALER 1715 HH BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBUTTEL DAV-2126 739
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NGC XF Details
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Obverse: Spanish shield of 11-fold arms, 5 ornate helmets above, date at end of legend
Obverse Legend: D.G. AVGVSTVS. WILHELMVS. DVX. BR. & LVN.
Reverse: Wildman, tree in left hand, legend divided above, mintmaster's initials and symbol at lower left
Reverse Legend: PARTA TVERI.
Ruler: August Wilhelm
Note: Dav. 2126.
Composition: Silver
Weight: 29.0300g
Diameter: 45mm
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GERMANY - STATES - 2
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Silver 24MG 1829 CVC BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBUTTEL "BRAUNSCHW" 1109
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NGC MS 66
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Obverse: Crowned arms
Obverse Legend: ZU BRAUNSCHW
Reverse: Denomination, legend and date
Ruler: Karl II
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9930
Weight: 13.0800g
ASW: 0.4176oz
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GERMANY - MINOR COINS
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Silver 24MG 1788 C BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBUTTEL 1022
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NGC AU 55
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This piece has the appearance of being cleaned at one point. Despite this it is extremely well struck for the type.
Obverse: Date below value in center
Reverse: Wildman with tree in left hand, value at left
Ruler: Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand
Composition: Silver
Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was ruler of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, a statesman and a military leader. His titles are usually shortened to Duke of Brunswick in English-language sources.
He succeeded his father as sovereign prince of the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, one of the princely states of the Holy Roman Empire. He was a recognized master of the warfare of the mid-18th century who served as a General Field Marshall of the Kingdom of Prussia. The duke was a cultured and benevolent despot in the model of Frederick the Great, and was married to Princess Augusta, a sister of George III of Great Britain.
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GERMANY - TALERS
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Silver TALER 1689 RB BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBUTTEL DAV-6393 572.2
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NGC AU 58
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Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Rudolf August and Anton Ulrich Taler 1689-RB AU58 NGC, Zellerfeld mint, Rudolf Bornemann as mintmaster, KM572.2, Dav-6393. An example of this Wildmen type that is exquisitely struck and deeply toned. The circulation wear is almost non existent on this example and may be more attributable to cabinet friction. The surfaces have a wholly original appearance.
Much more darkly toned than pictures show but with lots of flash underneath.
From the Cape Coral Collection of Multiple Talers
Obverse: Large shield with scalloped base
Obverse Legend: W/V's
Reverse: 2 Wildmen with Twisted trees
Composition: Silver
Heritage - 2016 August 11 ANA World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction - Anaheim #3048 lot 29027
Rudolf August was the eldest son of the Duke August the Younger and Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst.
In 1666 he succeeded his father as Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel . However, Rudolf August devoted himself more to his studies and hunting. He had laid out an extensive library and had been appointed in 1663 by his father for "Jägermeister". According to regulation by him on December 24th, 1660 he gave the Calvördern free the necessary timber and firewood from the Calvörder forestry.
In 1667 a year after he took office he appointed his younger power-conscious brother Anton Ulrich to be governor . Rudolf August withdrew more and more from the government stores which he left to his brother. In 1685 he appointed Anton Ulrich Duke and equal co-regent .
In 1650 he married Countess Christiane Elisabeth von Barby. The couple had three daughters, one of which died before their first birthday. To secure the family Succession agreed the Dukes in 1681 to the marriage of Rudolf August's daughter Christine Sophie with her cousin August Wilhelm, the son of Anton Ulrich. August Wilhelm followed therefore in 1714 his father Anton Ulrich, who had in 1704, assumed the supremacy after the death of Rudolf August.
Rudolf August remarried in the same year a few weeks after the death of his first wife Christiane Elisabeth to the eighteen-year-old Rosine Elisabeth Menthe daughter of a barber and surgeon. They had no children.
Rudolf August died on January 26, 1704 at his hunting lodge in Hedwigsburg, south of Wolfenbuttel.
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GERMANY - FRAC. TALERS
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Silver 2/3T 1708 HCH BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBUTTEL 685
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PCGS XF 45
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Exquisitely struck piece. Little signs of wear but toned very darkly.
Obverse: Value within inner circle, date in legend
Reverse: Wildman with tree held in both hands, value at left
Ruler: Anton Ulrich
Anthony Ulrich was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruled over the Wolfenbüttel subdivision of the duchy from 1685 until 1702 jointly with his brother and solely from 1704 until his death.
Composition: Silver
Anthony Ulrich was the second son of Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg; he studied at the University of Helmstedt. After their father's death in 1666, Rudolph Augustus, Anthony Ulrich's elder brother, became reigning duke and made Anthony Ulrich his proxy. Rudolph Augustus had little interest in government affairs and left most decisions to his brother; in 1685, he made Anthony Ulrich a co-regent with equal rights.
After the Hanover subdivision of the duchy had received a new prince elector-ship from the Emperor in 1692, tensions between the two states rose, as both Anthony Ulrich and Rudolph Augustus were dismayed that they had not received the elector-ship. While both Hanover and Lüneburg sided with Emperor Leopold I in the War of the Spanish Succession, Anthony Ulrich decided to enter into an agreement with France. This led to Hanover and Lüneburg invading the Principality of Wolfenbüttel in March 1702; Anthony Ulrich was almost captured while travelling from Wolfenbüttel to Braunschweig. By order of the Emperor, Anthony Ulrich was deposed as duke against his brother's protestations, and Rudolph Augustus remained as the only ruler, while Anthony Ulrich fled to Saxe-Gotha. In April 1702 Rudolph Augustus signed a treaty with Hanover and Lüneburg that Anthony Ulrich later agreed to.
After Rudolph Augustus' death in 1704, Anthony Ulrich took over government again. He continued to settle various disputes with Hanover, until a final agreement between the two sister principalities was reached in 1706.
In 1709, Anthony Ulrich converted to the Roman Catholic Church, but guaranteed to his subjects that this would not influence his government, although he allowed the opening of the first Catholic church in his state. He died at Schloss Salzdahlum, which he had built, in 1714, and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Augustus William.
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German States Brunswick - Wolfenbuttel 1675
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Silver 24MG 1675 GERMANY BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBUTTEL 516
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NGC AU 58
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Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. Rudolf August 24 Mariengroschen (2/3 Taler) 1675 AU58 NGC. Among the finest-encountered of its type, this selection enchants the eye with classic cabinet tone and impeccably struck design elements--down to the minute details atop the Wildman. Typically, the Wildman's face is not this well struck. Scarce in all regards.
Rudolph Augustus (16 May 1627 – 26 January 1704), a member of the House of Welf, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruled as Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1666 until his death. In 1685 he made his younger brother Anthony Ulrich co-ruler.
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German States GERMANY - FRAC. TALERS
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Silver 2/3T 1776 LCR GERMANY BRUNS.-LUNE.-CALEN.-HANN. 347
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Appears to show signs of doubling.
Obverse: Crowned quartered arms, value below
Reverse: Wildman with tree in right hand, 24 at right
Ruler: George III
Composition: Silver
George III (George William Frederick) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from October 25th, 1760 until the union of the two countries on January 1st, 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. He was concurrently Duke and prince-elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ("Hanover") in the Holy Roman Empire until his promotion to King of Hanover on 12 October 1814. He was the third British monarch of the House of Hanover, Unlike his two predecessors he was born in Britain, spoke English as his first language and never visited Hanover.
His life and with it his reign, which were longer than any other British monarch before him, were marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdoms, much of the rest of Europe, and places farther afield in Africa, the Americas and Asia. Early in his reign, Great Britain defeated France in the Seven Years' War, becoming the dominant European power in North America and India. Many of Britain's American colonies were soon lost in the American War of Independence. Further wars against revolutionary and Napoleonic France from 1793 concluded in the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
In the later part of his life, George III had recurrent mental illness. Although it has since been suggested that he had the blood disease porphyria the cause of his illness remains unknown. After a final relapse in 1810 a regency was established and George III's eldest son George, Prince of Wales ruled as Prince Regent. On George III's death, the Prince Regent succeeded his father as George IV.
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GERMANY - FRAC. TALERS
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2/3T 1789 IWS BRUNS.-LUNE.-CALEN.-HANN. 1033
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NGC VG 10
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Picture NGC has on there verify application is old picture before label was corrected. German States BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBUTTEL 24 Mariengroschen, 2/3 Thaler KM# 1033
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2/3T 1705 GERMANY BRUNS.-LUNE.-CALEN.-HANN. KM-15 15
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NGC XF 45
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This is the first Wildman that I ever purchased. Not only does it have the provenance of formerly being in the Eric Newman collection, but the toning is also stunning. One of the best-looking Wildman coins I have ever seen.
Obverse: Value, date in legend
Obverse Legend: GEORG: LUD: D: G: D: BR: & L: S: R: I: ELECT:
Reverse: Wildman with a tree in right hand, 24 at right
Reverse Legend: IN RECTO DECUS
Ruler: George Ludwig
Formerly part of the Eric Newman Collection
Georg Ludwig von Hessen-Darmstadt, Prinz
Birthdate: April 25, 1669
Birthplace: Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Death: Died September 13, 1705, in Barcelona, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
Cause of death: Died in the Siege of Barcelona
Place of Burial:
Barcelona, Province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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GERMANY - TALERS Eichstätt
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Silver TALER 1757 MF MF-I,L, EICHSTATT DAV-2208 SEDE VACANTE 75
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PCGS AU 55
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Eichstätt-Bishopric. Sede Vacante Taler 1757 MF-I.L. AU55 PCGS, Nürnberg mint, KM75, Dav-2208, Cahn-133. A most desirable and generally elusive taler type, featuring slate gray surface coloration with darkened toning accents around the devices.
Obverse: Shield within center, date below, 15 oval arms surround
Obverse Legend: CAPITULUM REGNANS SEDE VACANTE, in center: FORTIS CONCORDIA NEXUS, 10 EINE FEINE MARCK at bottom
Reverse: Radiant symbol above figures, shield lower center
Reverse Legend: HIC PLANTAVIT: DEUS INCREMENTUM DEDIT: HAEC RIGAVIT:, I. L. OEXLEIN fec. at bottom
Subject: Sede Vacante Issue
Note: Dav. #2208
Composition: Silver
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GERMANY - STATES - 2
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Silver 2T 1841 FRANKFURT - RIVER SCENE 326
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NGC XF Details
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Obverse: City view
Obverse Legend: FREIE STADT FRANKFURT
Reverse: Denomination within oak wreath
Reverse Legend: VEREINSMUNZE above, VII EINE F. MARK below, 3 1/2 GULDEN 2 THALER and date within wreath
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9000
Weight: 37.1000g
ASW: 1.0735126271963oz
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GERMANY - STATES - 2
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Silver 2T 1861 FRANKFURT 365
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Obverse: Laureate bust right
Obverse Legend: FREIE STADT FRANKFURT
Reverse: Crowned eagle with wings open
Reverse Legend: ZWEI VEREINSTHALER. XV EIN PFUND FEIN
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9000
Weight: 37.0400g
ASW: 1.0717oz
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GERMANY - STATES - 2
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Silver 2T 1847 FRANKFURT 329
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NGC XF 45
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Obverse: Crowned eagle with wings open
Obverse Legend: FREIE STADT FRANKFURT
Reverse: Value inscription within oak wreath
Reverse Legend: VEREINSMUNZE above, VII EINE F. MARK below
Reverse Inscription: 3 1/2 / GULDEN / 2 / THALER /(date)
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9000
Weight: 37.1000g
ASW: 1.0735oz
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GERMANY - STATES - 2
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Silver 2GUL 1848 FRANKFURT - CONSTITUTION MAY 18 337
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NGC MS 63
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I like this coin because it features 2 different versions of the German Eagle. The obverse has a single crowned eagle on the obverse and a double eagle on the reverse. It's the only time I know of that this was done. It's a stunning coin.
Obverse: Crowned eagle
Reverse: Double eagle with wings open
Subject: Constitutional Convention, May 18, 1848
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9000
Weight: 21.2110g
ASW: 0.6137oz
Coins were struck in anticipation of the Constitutional Convention scheduled to take place May 1, 1848; When the convention was delayed until May 18, 1848 the coins were recalled and the dies were altered to reflect this new date.
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GERMANY - TALERS Hamburg 1650
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Silver 2T (c.1650) HAMBURG GAED.-1594 WEDDING THALER 147
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Hamburg. AR Doppelter Hochzeitstaler
Diameter: 60mm
Weight: 57.42 g
12h
Struck circa 1650.
Obverse: Man and woman standing facing one another and clasping hands; above, radiant name of god and dove
Reverse: The Wedding at Cana. Cf.
Gaedechens 1600; KM 147 (3 Thaler). Toned, lightly chased, minor edge bumps.
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GERMANY - TALERS
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Silver TALER (1697) RB RB HARZ-ZELLERFELD KATS-2 BAPTISMAL TALER Fassbender 2792
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NGC AU 53
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Harz. AR Tauftaler – Baptismal Taler
Diameter: 51.5mm
Weight: 29.25 g
Zellerfeld mint; Rudolf Bornemann, mintmaster
Dated 1697 RB
Obverse: St. John the Baptist kneeling right, baptizing Jesus Christ standing facing in River Jordan, hands crossed over breast; dove of the Holy Spirit and radiate name of God above
Reverse: Biblical passages in ten lines
Fassbender 2792
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GERMANY - TALERS
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Silver TALER (1635-68) HAMBURG GAED.-1587 ANNUCIATION/NATIVITY GAED.-1587
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PCGS AU 55
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Obverse: The Annunciation
Obverse Legend: AVE MARIA GRATIA. PLENA. DOMINVS
Reverse: The Nativity
Reverse Legend: PVER NATUS. EST. NOBI E FILIVS. DATVS. EST
Note: Ref. G#1586. Prev. KM#F85.
Composition: Silver
Diameter: 59mm
Weight: 56.5gm
(1635-1668) 2 Thaler, (referred to as a Double Show Thaler or Tauftaler)
The Annunciation, the announcement of Archangel Gabriel to the Blessed Virgin Mary that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus design on the front and John the Baptist, baptizing Jesus Christ with three people watching on the back! Our research tells us that the front has a Latin legend that means "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women" and the legend on the back may be German and might mean "Christ receiving his baptism from the leader in the Jordan"
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GERMANY - MINOR COINS
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Silver 28STU (1649) JEVER 40
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NGC XF Details
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Obverse: Crowned shield within circle
Obverse Legend: FLOR AN GV. C O (28) E D D I IE E K
Reverse: Value in circle on breast of crowned imperial eagle, 28 in orb on breast within circle
Reverse Legend: FERD II D G ROM IMP SEMP AV
Ruler: Anton Günther
Composition: Silver
Anton Günther is listed as a ruler of Oldenburg, Schleswig and Holstein from 1603 - 1667. Son of Johann VII and grandson of Anton I.
Interesting note: The current Duke of Oldenburg passed away. His name was Anton Günther.
Early in the 16th century Oldenburg was enlarged at the expense of the Frisians. Protestantism was introduced into the county by Count Anton I (1505-73), who also suppressed the monasteries; however, he remained loyal to Charles V during the Schmalkaldic War, and was able thus to increase his territories, obtaining Delmenhorst in 1547. One of Anton's brothers, Count Christopher of Oldenburg (about 1506-60), won some reputation as a soldier. Anton's grandson, Anton Günther (1583-1667), who succeeded in 1603, considered himself the wisest prince who had yet ruled Oldenburg. Jever had been acquired before he became count, but in 1624 he added Kniphausen and Varel to his lands, with which in 1647 Delmenhorst was finally united. By his neutrality during the Thirty Years' War and by donating valuable horses to warlord Count of Tilly, Anton Günther secured for his dominions an immunity from the terrible devastations to which nearly all the other states of Germany were exposed. He also obtained from the emperor the right to levy tolls on vessels passing along the Weser, a lucrative grant which soon formed a material addition to his resources. In 1607 he erected a Renaissance castle. After the death of Anton Günther, Oldenburg fell again under Danish authority.
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GERMANY - TALERS
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Silver TALER 1661 MUNSTER DAV-5603 77
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NGC AU 53
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BISHOPRIC MUNSTER - CHRISTOPHER BERNARD VON GALEN
(1650-19 / 09/1678)
The Bishopric of Munster was founded around 800. From 1186, the bishop became prince of the empire. The first known emissions back to 1025.
Obverse: à Rmo. CELsmo. DD. CHRISTOPH. BERN. EPo. ET PRINCIPE. MONAST. Ao. MDCLXI
nimbate St. Paul holding a sword, in a cloud above a view of the city of Münster. Beside him: S. PAVL [-] PATRON. Below: MONAST. WESTPH / AD: OBED. REDVC / TVM
Reverse: PROTECTOR. MEVS. ET. IN. IPSO. SPERAVI. QVI. SVBDIT. POPVLVM. MEVM. SVB. ME. Psal 143
helmeted arms
Note: Broad flan. Varieties exist. Dav. #5603.
Composition: Silver
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GERMANY - TALERS
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Silver TALER 1610 HR SAXONY DAV-7566 24
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NGC XF Details
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Obverse: Bust right with sword and helmet divide date
Reverse: Busts facing one another
Ruler: Christian II, Johann Georg I and August
Note: Dav. 7566.
Composition: Silver
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GERMANY - TALERS
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Silver TALER 1614 WA SAXE-WEIMAR DAV-7527 Dav#7527
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NGC XF Details
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Obverse: 4 half-figures facing, scrollwork below
Reverse: 4 half-figures facing, Legend and Date below
Ruler: Joint Rule
Note: Dav. 7527.
Composition: Silver
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GERMANY - TO 1600
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Silver TALER 1593 HB SAXONY-ALBERTINE DAV-9820 MB#314
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NGC XF Details
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Obverse: 1/2-length facing figures of 3 brothers in circle, head of middle figure divides date, small imperial orb above, titles in legend
Reverse: 13-fold arms with central shield of electoral Saxony breaks legend at bottom
Reverse Legend: FRAT. ET. DV - CES. SAXON
Ruler: Christian II, Johann Georg I and August
Note: Dav. #9820. Varieties exist.
Composition: Silver
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GERMANY - TALERS
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Silver TALER 1646 IK STOLBERG-STOLBERG DAV-7786 72
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NGC XF Details
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Obverse: In front of the crowned column, a ten-tailed deer striding to the left on a grass floor covered with two saplings and a flower
Obverse Legend: IOHAN: MART: COM: IN • STOLBERG • RON: R • WERN: E • HONS
Reverse: triple-helmeted Spanish shield, the divided year number on top, and the initials of the mint master(IK) on the sides
Reverse Legend: DOM: IN • EPS: MVN: BREVB: LOR: ET. CLETE.
Ruler: Johann Martin I
Note: Dav# 7786.
Composition: Silver
Diameter: 44 mm
Weight: 28.64g
Johann Martin. 1638-1669. AR Reichstaler. 1646. A stag walking left in front of a crowned pillar / Helmeted arms with date divided in the helmets. Dav. 7786. Near Extremely Fine; choice coin with pleasing old toning.
This thaler was issued twelve times during 1645-63 yet remains scarce.
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce
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GERMANY - TALERS
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Silver TALER 1657 SAXONY DAV-7628 480
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NGC AU 55
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Obverse: Elector wearing robe and electoral hat, carrying sword over right shoulder, on horseback to right, small oval shield of 2-fold arms of electoral and ducal Saxony below, date at end of legend, which begins at 2 o'clock
Obverse Legend: DEO ET - PATRIÆ
Reverse: 12-line inscription with full name and titles of elector
Subject: Assumption of the Vicariat upon death of Emperor Ferdinand III
Ruler: Johann Georg II
Note: Ref. Dav. 7628. Clauss / Kahnt 491, snow 904, Davenport 7628, collection Merseburger 1151
Composition: Silver
Diameter: 43mm
Saxony, one of the larger divisions of Germany and blessed with numerous silver mines, issued large numbers of thalers. This type was issued 1657-58 only to commemorate the death of the emperor Ferdinand III. The elector also issued a quarter thaler (KM 457), a half thaler (KM 458), a single thaler (Dav-7630), a double thaler (Dav-LS398), a triple thaler (Dav-LS397), a quadruple thaler (Dav-LS396), a single ducat (KM 463) and a double ducat (KM 464) on this occasion. We may assume he thought it was a big deal.
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GERMANY - STATES - 2
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Silver TALER 1870A A SCHWARZBURG-SONDERSHAUSEN 148
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NGC MS 62
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SCHWARZBURG-SONDERSHAUSEN
Obverse: Head left
Obverse Legend: GUNTHER FR. C. II FRUST Z. SCHWARZB. SONDERSH.
Reverse: Crown above double imperial eagle, date below
Reverse Legend: EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN
Edge Description: GOTT MIT UNS
Ruler: Gunther Friedrich Karl II
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9000
Weight: 18.5200g
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GERMANY - TALERS
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Silver 2T 1614 TEUTONIC ORDER DAV-5854 30 (56.67g)
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NGC AU Details
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GERMAN STATES. Teutonic Order. Maximilian of Austria. 1588-1618. AR double thaler. 56.75 gm. 46 mm. Hall mint. 1614. Master of the Order standing, holding the hilt of a grounded sword in his right hand, a lion holding a shield to left / Maximilian on a horse moving right, a circle of shields of arms around him. Dav. 5854. KM 30. Near Extremely Fine; light wear on highest points, lightly toned, flan flaw at 11' obverse; pleasing surfaces and overall a fresh and pleasing coin.
Obverse: Grand Master of the Order standing with sword, date in exergue
Reverse: Maximilian mounted on horse surrounded by circle of shields of arms
Ruler: Maximilian
Note: Dav. #A5854
Composition: Silver
Weight: 56.75g
Diameter: 46mm
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GERMANY - TALERS
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Silver TALER 1643 BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBUTTEL DAV-6375A 429
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PCGS AU 50
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Reverse: Sun above city scene
Note: 7th Bell Thaler. Dav. #6375. Varieties exist.
Composition: Silver
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GERMANY - STATES - 2
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Silver 2T 1846 WURTTEMBERG - MARRIAGE 596
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NGC AU 53
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Obverse: Head left
Reverse: Conjoined heads right
Edge Description: * VEREINIMÜNZE X VIII EINE F. MARK
Subject: Marriage of Crown Prince Karl to Olga, Grand Duchess of Russia
Ruler: Wilhelm I
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9000
Weight: 37.1200g
ASW: 1.07409134020287oz
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