GERMANY, Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (Principality). August der Jüngere (the Younger). 1635-1666. AR Taler (42mm, 28.84 g, 12h). ‘Glockentaler’ – Fourth Bell Taler type. Zellerfeld mint. Dated 1643. Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 127
Lot: 784.
Closing Date: Sep 18 2024 11:00 ET

World, Silver

Estimate: $ 500

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GERMANY, Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (Principality). August der Jüngere (the Younger). 1635-1666. AR Taler (42mm, 28.84 g, 12h). ‘Glockentaler’ – Fourth Bell Taler type. Zellerfeld mint. Dated 1643. Armored half-length bust left, holding baton and plumed helmet / Clapper of bell leaning on box. Welter 812; Davenport 6371; KM 425. Iridescent toning with hints of luster, minor hairlines and edge marks. Good VF.

Ex Künker elive 390 (24 June 2023), lot 3868 (hammer €1350).

As a type, the glockentaler (bell taler), appears to reflect the changing sentiment of the leadership of the Dukes of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel during the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648). In 1622, Christian von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1616-1626), issued an unusual series of doppeltalers and talers (see Davenport 6319-6323). Reputedly minted from silver plate taken from the Imperial abbey of Corvey, this type features religious legends in both French and German. The reverse depicts God’s right arm extending from the clouds, armored and holding a sword that may, or may not, support a crown. In keeping with Christian’s aggressive advocacy of the Protestant cause, the German reads GOTTES FREVNDT DER PFAFFEN FEINDT (God’s friend; the priests’ enemy). By the time of Auguste der Jüngere, however, German territories, including Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, had been the site of much of the devastating fighting during the war. The departure in 1634 of the imperial armies from his territories was a cause of celebration. To commemorate this event, a series of seven taler types were struck. Collectively known as glockentalers, since a bell features prominently into the design of six of the types (the fourth type shows a stone block and a bell clapper), all of these coins have the common reverse legend ALLES MIT BEDACHT (everything with deliberation), which suggests that the consequences of the impulsive policy of Christian von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel and almost twenty years of devastation, brought sober reflection with the onset of peace.

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