1662 Saxe-Weimar taler (death of Duke Wilhelm IV) DAV-7550 [ATTACH]
1664 Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 2 taler [ATTACH]
Great piece! The Passau coinage has some ornate designs during this time period. Here is the 1/8 taler version of the same year: [ATTACH]
1/6 taler from Munster - sede vacante issue [ATTACH]
A few final 1666 issues from Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel to round out the birthday and death issues: 1/4 taler[ATTACH] 1/2 taler [ATTACH] 2 taler...
1667-69 (undated) Papal States piastra Throne of St Peter [ATTACH]
1669 Saxe-Weissenfels taler. This was a 1 year "death taler" struck to commemorate the death of August's (Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels) wife Anna...
1715 Trier taler - sede vacante issue; DAV-2825; NGC AU-55. Perhaps the scarcest taler I have ever owned. [ATTACH]
1675 Papal States piastra; DAV-4078; pilgrims before the Holy Gate of Saint Peter [ATTACH]
1678 papal states piastra[ATTACH]
The volume of coins coming out of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel over the preceding decades was astounding. 1666 was one of the most notable years...
Great taler! I have not yet been able to add one of those to my collection, but I do have a couple of Bamberg medals from 1795 to compliment...
Undated but commonly identified as 1680 Harz baptismal double taler (with "2" stamp reverse) [ATTACH]
And to think we just finished digesting the Bruun collection of a lifetime..... The 1629 100 ducat piece of Ferdinand III of Habsburg is just...
Absolutely stunning! A true german states treasure. I posted this once before somewhere on this forum, but thought this might be a good time...
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