GERMANY, Braunschweig-Calenberg-Hannover (Duchy & Electorate). Georg Ludwig (as George I of Great Britain). 1714-1724. AR Taler (42mm, 7h). Zellerfeld mint. Dated 1724 EPH. Wildman standing left, tearing pine branch in half on pine tree to right / Coat-of-arms Great Britain. Welter 2236; Davenport 2076; KM 114. In PCGS encapsulation 45194446, graded MS 62. Ex Robert C. Knepper Collection; Ponterio 17 (30 November 1984), lot 1107.
GERMANY, Braunschweig-Calenberg-Hannover (Duchy & Electorate). Georg August (George II of Great Britain). 1727-1760. AR Taler (41mm, 29.24 g, 6h). Yield of the Weisser Schwan Mine. Zellerfeld mint; . Dated 1756 IBH. Swan left on mountain lake; view of mine in background / Crowned royal coat-of-arms; shield with ornate frame. Welter 2568; Davenport 2097; KM 291. Deeply toned with traces of iridescence. Good VF. Ex Stack's Bowers Galleries (11 January 2019), lot 40230.
GERMANY, Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Celle (Duchy & Electorate). Christian Ludwig. 1648-1665. AR 3 Taler – Löser zu 3 Reichstalern (78mm, 7h). Zellerfeld mint. Dated 1665 H (crossed keys). Crowned CL monogram within wreath; around, fourteen crowned coats-of-arms on vines / Wildman standing left, holding tree trunk; in background, view of the countryside including miners and woodworkers. Welter 1501; Davenport, Large 192; KM 256.2. In PCGS encapsulation 45413386, graded AU 58. Ex Robert C. Knepper Collection.
GERMANY, Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Celle (Duchy & Electorate). Christian Ludwig. 1648-1665. AR 3 Taler – Löser zu 3 Reichstalern (78mm, 7h) (78mm, 85.72 g, 5h). Zellerfeld mint. Dated 1665 HS (crossed keys). Crowned CL monogram within wreath; around, fourteen crowned coats-of-arms on vines / Wildman standing left, holding tree trunk; in background, view of the countryside including miners and woodworkers. Welter 1501; Davenport, Large 192; KM 256.2. In NGC encapsulation 6066354-014, graded AU 58. Ex Paramount Collection (Heritage 3096, 25 March 2021), lot 30223.
GERMANY, Braunschweig-Lüneburg (Duchy). Friedrich Ulrich. 1613-1634. AR 4 Taler (70mm, 114.27 g, 6h). Goslar mint. Dated 1617. Armored Friedrich Ulrich, wearing ornate hat and holding baton, right on caparisoned horse / Helmeted and garnished coat-of-arms with wildman supporters. Welter 1011; Davenport 37a; KM 74 (Brunswick Wolfenbüttel). Slightly uneven toning, some marks. Good VF. Ex Künker 359 (26 January 2022), lot 367; Künker 98 (8 March 2005), lot 3178.
GERMANY, Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (Duchy). Julius. 1568-1589. AR Lichttaler (40mm, 29.11 g, 12h). Goslar mint. Dated 1572. Coat-of-arms, with wildman supporters, surmounted by ornately crested helmet / Wildman advancing left, holding lit candle and tree. Welter 576; Davenport 9060. Toned with hints of blue iridescence around devices, a few light marks. VF.
GERMANY, Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (Duchy). Rudolph August and Anton Ulrich. 1735-1780. AR Taler (42mm, 10h). Zellerfeld mint. Dated 1693 RB. Wildman standing right, tearing pine branch in half on pine tree to right / Helmeted and garnished coat-of-arms. Welter 2071; Davenport 6389; KM 593. In PCGS encapsulation 45194447, graded MS 63. Ex Robert C. Knepper Collection; Peus 312 (November 1984), lot 2398.
GERMANY, Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (Duchy). Karl I. 1735-1780. AR Taler (42mm, 6h). Zellerfeld mint. Dated 1746 IBH. Wildman standing facing, holding pine tree / Helmeted and garnished coat-of-arms. Welter 2719; Davenport 2145; KM 924. In PCGS encapsulation 45194447, graded MS 63. Ex Robert C. Knepper Collection.
GERMANY, Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (Duchy). Karl I. 1735-1780. AR Taler (42mm, 6h). Yield of the Regenbogen Mine. Zellerfeld mint. Dated 1748 IBH. View of mine; rainbow (Regenbogen) above / Crowned coat-of-arms with wildman supporters. Welter 2728; Davenport 2165; KM 924. In PCGS encapsulation 45504771, graded MS 61. Ex Robert C. Knepper Collection; Peus 314 (February 1985), lot 1196.
GERMANY, Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (Duchy). Karl I. 1735-1780. AR Taler (42mm, 6h). Yield of the Weisser Schwan Mine. Zellerfeld mint. Dated 1752 IBH. Swan left on mountain lake; view of mine in background / Crowned coat-of-arms with wildman supporters. Welter 2730; Davenport 2157; KM 940. In PCGS encapsulation 45504769, graded MS 61. Ex Robert C. Knepper Collection; La Jolla Collection (Superior, 15 March 2016), lot 765.
GERMANY, Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (Duchy). Karl I. 1735-1780. AR Taler (42mm, 6h). Yield of the Segen Gottes Mine. Zellerfeld mint. Dated 1761 IBH. View of mine; blessing of God (Segen Gottes) shining from above / Crowned coat-of-arms with wildman supporters. Welter 2729; Davenport 2169; KM 964. In PCGS encapsulation 45504772, graded MS 63. Ex Robert C. Knepper Collection; Künker 274 (15 March 2016), lot 1800.
GERMANY, Erfurt (Swedish occupation). Gustav II Adolf. 1611-1632. AV Ducat (22mm, 3.45 g, 2h). Dated 1634. Laureate bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms; mintmarks flanking. SB 12; Delzanno, Guldmynt 52.2; Friedberg 923; KM 54. In NGC encapsulation 6458842-001, graded AU 58.
GERMANY, Hessen-Kassel (Landgravate). Ludwig I. 1413-1458. AR Kronengroschen (29mm, 2.08 g, 10h). Kassel mint. Struck after 1438. Coat-of-arms within quadrilobe; crowns within lobes; L V D Є in external voids / Crowned coat-of-arms. Schütz 268.44. In NGC encapsulation 4824332-005, graded MS 63 (label misdescribed as Saxe-Meissen).
GERMANY, Hessen-Kassel (Landgravate). Wilhelm VI. 1637-1663. AR Taler (43mm, 28.65 g, 1h). Kassel mint. Dated 1637 GK. Crowned lion rampant left / Willow tree buffeted by winds and struck by lightning from tree to left; five buildings in background; above, radiant tetragrammaton. Schütz 910; Davenport A 6764; KM 162.6. Toned with traces of iridescence. Good VF.
GERMANY, Hessen-Kassel (landgravate). Wilhelm VI. 1637-1663. AR Taler (43mm, 28.65 g, 7h). Kassel mint. Dated 1637 GK. Crowned lion rampant left / Willow tree buffeted by winds and struck by lightning from tree to left; five buildings in background; above, radiant name of God in Hebrew. Schütz 1014; Davenport 6772; KM 181. Old cabinet toning, a few edge marks and bumps. Good VF. The scene of the willow tree being blown by a storm and struck by lightning is common on talers of Hessen-Kassel struck during the period of the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648). The depiction of the storm alludes to the continued effect of war on Hessen-Kassel. During the Thirty Years' War, countless militias swept through the territory, ravaging the countryside and killing a large proportion of the population. In the upper right of the scene is a shining sun representing Jehovah, perhaps a reminder of God's presence and a hope that sunny days are ahead.
GERMANY, Hildesheim (city). AV 5 Goldgulden (61mm, 35.63 g, 12h). Commemorating the Official Grant of the Civic Coat-of Arms to the City by Charles V, 3 February 1528. Dated 1528. (rosette) CAROLVS · V · ROM · IMP · Q · FELICISS · ET · TRIVMP · AVGV, bust of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V right / (rosette) IN · SIG · A · CAR · V · ROM · IMP · HILD · AO · 15Z8 COLLATA rosette) , helmeted and garnished coat-of-arms; nor mintmaster initial flanking young woman. For coin: Buck/Bahrfeldt 577 var. (minmaster initials); Friedberg 1311. Toned, minor deposits and hairlines. Good VF. Set in ornate contemporary enameled bezel with suspension loop, decorated with pearls (two missing) and three pearl pendants. Ex Lugdunum 21 (9 June 2021), lot 142; Collection of Martine, Comtesse de Béhague (1870-1939).
GERMANY, Landau. Besieged by Marshal de Villars, 1713. AR 2 Florin 8 Kreuzer (43mm, 21.50 g, 12h). Siege issue. Dated 1713. Stamped with the coat-of-arms of Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, two rectangular stamps reading PRO/ CÆS : & IMP : and BEL : LANDAU/ 2 · FL : 8X, and four crowned monograms / Blank. Korchnak 314; Maillet pl. LXIX, 7; KM 13. Toned with traces of iridescence. EF. Ex John Whitney Walter Collection (Stacks Bowers, 14 August 2018), lot 20580; Coin Galleries (17 December 2008), lot 638 (ticket now missing).
GERMANY, Lippe-Detmold (County). Hermann Adolf. 1652-1666. AR Taler (47mm, 28.94 g, 9h). Detmold mint. Dated 1658. Bareheaded and armored half-length bust facing slightly right / Crowned coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Grote 144; Davenport 6894; KM 73. Iridescent toning, hint of deposits, flan flaws, some very light graffiti on reverse. EF. A wonderful portrait coin.
GERMANY, Nürnberg (city). AV 3 Ducat (35mm, 10.36 g, 12h). Dated 1703 GFN (in chronogram). Three coats-of-arms joined by ribbon / Agnus Dei standing left on globe, head facing, cradling banner inscribed PAX with hoof. Kellner 46; KM 262; Friedberg 1880. Edge marks. EF.
GERMANY, Pfalz-Neuburg (County). Wolfgang Wilhelm. 1614-1625. AR Taler (43mm, 29.01 g, 12h). Kallmünz mint. Dated 1624 CE. Bareheaded, draped, and armored bust right, wearing ornate collar / Crowned coat-of-arms within Order of the Golden Fleece. Noss 332; Davenport 7166; KM 59. Iridescent toning, some light adjustment marks and edge marks. Near EF.