Live auction - fwo_644434 - GERMANY - DUCHY OF BRUNSWICK AND LUNENBURG - GEORGE II OF GREAT BRITAIN Thaler 1737

GERMANY - DUCHY OF BRUNSWICK AND LUNENBURG - GEORGE II OF GREAT BRITAIN Thaler 1737 MS

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Estimate :	20 000 €
Price :	12 000 €
Maximum bid :	12 000 €
End of the sale :	09 March 2021 19:43:28
bidders :	3 bidders

Type : Thaler

Date: 1737

Quantity minted : -

Metal : silver

Diameter : 41 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 29,74 g.

Edge : lisse

Rarity : R3

Coments on the condition:

Magnifique exemplaire recouvert d’une belle patine de médaillier, grise, aux reflets dorés

Catalogue references :

Dav.2095 - KM18/231.1

Obverse

Obverse legend : GEORGIVS . II. D. G. M. BRIT. F. &. REX. F. D. //C.P.S.

Obverse description : Buste lauré et cuirassé à gauche roi Georges II.

Obverse translation : (Georges II, par la grâce de Dieu, roi de Grande-Bretagne, de France et d'Irlande, fidèle défenseur).

Reverse

Reverse legend : BRVNS. ET. LVN. DVX. S. R. I. A. TH. ET. EL. 1737.

Reverse description : Armes couronnées.

Reverse translation : (De Brunswick et Lunebourg et duc, empereur romain, toujours auguste, de Teck et électeur).

Commentary

Ce thaler semble particulièrement rare. Nous n’avons pas relevé d’archives de vente pour cette monnaie.
Cet exemplaire pourrait être une frappe de présentation du type, sur un flan bruni.

Historical background

GERMANY - DUCHY OF BRUNSWICK AND LUNENBURG - GEORGE II OF GREAT BRITAIN

(1727-1760)

Georges II (10/11/1683-25/10/1760) is the son of Georges I (1714-1727) and Sophie-Dorothée of Brunswick. He succeeded his father in 1726 and was also Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg. He left Walpole to govern until 1742. He was the first Hanoverian king to take an interest in England.