1657-HS Thaler D-6341 MS(PCGS#903795)
1657-HS Thaler D-6341 MS (PCGS#903795)
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- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 30164
- 等级
- AU55
- 价格
- 6,210
- 详细说明
- 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. Estimate: $800 - $1,200. Provenance: From the Robert C. Knepper Collection. Ex: Rarcoa/C.I.C.F. (4/1987) Lot # 419. To view all items from the Robert C. Knepper Collection, click here. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.