| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61368 | Auction date: 25 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 24100 Price realized: 4,600 USD (Approx. 4,253 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: German States Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. August II 5 Taler 1666-HS AU Details (Plugged, Obverse Graffiti) NGC, Goslar or Zellerfeld mint, KM490, Dav-LS83, Welter-780. 142.15gm. Henning Schlüter as mintmaster. With value stamp "5" on reverse. Struck for the 88th birthday of August II and depicting the Prince crowned by the personifications of Justice and Peace. An immediately impressive and expansive emission and certainly among the most instantly recognizable pieces across the entire German States series. Retaining an appreciable patina and largely unhandled devices, the specimen on offer is precluded from an even finer designation by a handful of conditional qualifiers, an engraved "1697" above August's bust, and a plugged hole from prior suspension. Regardless of these, the all-around appeal is undeniable and should be among the sale's top lots. Accompanied by a James Beach dealer tag. August "The Younger" inherited the principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel during the chaotic period of the Thirty Years' War, initially forced by circumstances to reside outside of his domains. Upon his relocation to Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, he instituted a number of reforms, and among other things, founded the Bibliotheca Augusta, the largest collection of books and manuscripts north of the Alps at the time. Privately purchased from James Beach https://coins.ha.com/itm/german-states/brunswick-wolfenbuttel/german-states-brunswick-wolfenbuttel-august-ii-5-taler-1666-hs-au-details-plugged-obverse-graffiti-ngc-/a/61368-24100.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61368-03252024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
