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GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. "Houseboy" Taler, 1657-HS. Zellerfeld Mint. August "the Younger". PCGS AU-55.
Dav-6341; KM-442.1; Welter-822. While many of coins within the vast wildman series present the foliage-clothed hermit merely holding a tree trunk in one of his hands, this near-Mint and deeply toned example instead displays him with the tree fully uprooted, held sideways with both hands as though it were a broom. As such, this particular pose within the series led to the term "Hausknechtstaler," a derogatory term with the meaning of a "houseboy" Taler, given his "domesticated" appearance. Intensely original, with great detail specifically in his face.
From the Robert C. Knepper Collection.
Dav-6341; KM-442.1; Welter-822. While many of coins within the vast wildman series present the foliage-clothed hermit merely holding a tree trunk in one of his hands, this near-Mint and deeply toned example instead displays him with the tree fully uprooted, held sideways with both hands as though it were a broom. As such, this particular pose within the series led to the term "Hausknechtstaler," a derogatory term with the meaning of a "houseboy" Taler, given his "domesticated" appearance. Intensely original, with great detail specifically in his face.
From the Robert C. Knepper Collection.
Ex: Rarcoa/C.I.C.F. (4/1987) Lot # 419.
Estimate: $800 - $1200