Watch List notes:

GERMANY, Braunschweig-Lüneburg (Herzogtum). Friedrich. 1636-1648. AR Löser zu 3 Reichstalern (80.5mm, 86.5 g, 5h). Zellerfeld mint. Dated 1639 HS. (rosette) ·V : G G ·FRIDERICH ·HERTZOG ·ZU ·BRAUNS : U LUNEB : COAD : D : ST : RA : D ·P : E : ST : BREM :, facing bust, wearing ruff, within elaborate frame surmounted by facing cherub with wings spread / * FRIED · ERNEHRD * * UNFRIED · VERZEHRT * · 16 39, coat-of-arms surmounted by five elaborately plumed helmets; H (crossed keys) S in lower section. Welter 1406; Davenport 131a; KM 151. EF, deep cabinet toning, faint chasing, minor marks.


Ex Richard A. Jourdan Collection, purchased from Stephen Harvey, December 1992.