Brunswick issued this thaler during the opening decade of the Thirty Years' War, when the Lower Saxon Circle became a primary theater of conflict following Christian IV of Denmark's disastrous intervention in 1625. The city's coinage from this window reflects chronic monetary pressure — the Kipper und Wipper inflation of 1619–1623 had only just collapsed, leaving mints across the region scrambling to restore confidence in full-weight silver coinage. This piece belongs to that recovery effort.
The KM#30.2 designation distinguishes it from the earlier die pairing, with Jesse#134 providing the most precise attribution for the series within the city's municipal output.
Brunswick issued this thaler during the opening decade of the Thirty Years' War, when the Lower Saxon Circle became a primary theater of conflict following Christian IV of Denmark's disastrous intervention in 1625. The city's coinage from this window reflects chronic monetary pressure — the Kipper und Wipper inflation of 1619–1623 had only just collapsed, leaving mints across the region scrambling to restore confidence in full-weight silver coinage. This piece belongs to that recovery effort.
The KM#30.2 designation distinguishes it from the earlier die pairing, with Jesse#134 providing the most precise attribution for the series within the city's municipal output.