4 Thalers - Frederick Harz - Ausbeute - Löser

Features

Issuer Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle (German States)
Duke Frederick IV (1636-1648)
Year 1647
Value 4 Thalers
Currency Thaler
Composition Silver
Weight 116 g
Diameter 86 mm
Shape Round
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
295414
References KM# 179,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Dav BrSL# LS134,
John S. Davenport; 1956. Oversize Multiple Talers of the Brunswick Duchies and Saxe-Lauenburg. Self-published, Galesburg, Illinois, United States.
Welter# 1398
Gerhard Welter; 1978. Die Münzen der Welfen seit Heinrich dem Löwen. Klinkhardt und Biermann, Brunswick, Germany.

Obverse

Duke Friedrich, surrounded by the arms of the various cities and towns of his duchy: Brunswick, Eberstein, Oberdiepholz, Lohra, Unterdiepholz, Lutterberg, Blankenburg, Klettenberg, Regenstein, Hohenstein, Bruchhausen, Hoya, Homburg, and Lüneburg.

Script: Latin

Lettering: V . G . G . FRIDERICH HERTZOG ZU BRAUNSUEIGUND LUNEBURG ∴

Reverse

Dichotomic scene; to the right a landscape with felled trees and a burning building watched by a nearby bird (owl?) in a withered tree, to the left is a more idyllic scene of farmers, shepherds, and miners in a landscape beneath the sun overwatched by a nearby dove with an olive branch in its beak. A "4" denoting the weight in Talers is stamped at the bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering: UNFRIED VERZEHRT · ANNO 1647 · FRIEDE ERNEHRT

Mint

Clausthal, modern-day Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1647 LW

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