Germany, Braunschweig and Lüneburg. August, the young, Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel. 1635-1666. Manufactured 1666

Germany, Braunschweig and Lüneburg. August, the young, Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel. 1635-1666. Manufactured 1666

$3,500.00

AR Reichstaler, 28.64g (50mm, 12h). DEI GRATIA AUGUSTUS DUX BRUNOVICENSIUM ET LUNAEBURGENS (THE GRACE OF GRAND DUKE Brunswick and LUNAEBURGENS) and 11 lines of biographical data / OMNIA NON NISI PROVIDO ET VEGETO CONSILIO (ALL THE ONLY provider has studied), in inner row QUAE LAETA FRONDE VIREBAM (WHAT GREEN LEAVES) and SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI (SO THE GLORY OF THE WORLD), a dying tree with NUNC above and RIGUI below. The date is a chronogram in the reverse legend. On his death.

References: Davenport 6376

Grade: Slightly misshapen flan, otherwise beautifully toned and no serious issues. EF (wc1104)

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This medal was produced upon the death of Augustus II, the Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel. Notable with this duke was his library which was the largest north of the Alps at the time.