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2 Thalers - Augustus William Death
| Issuer | Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Principality of |
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| Year | 1731 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Armored and draped bust of Duke Augustus William facing right, wearing a voluminous flowing wig in the Baroque style. The effigy is rendered in high relief with fine detail on the cuirass and lace cravat. A circular Latin legend surrounds the portrait within a reeded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | PRINCEPS. PIVS. PACIFICVS. NATVS D. VIII. MART. CIƆ IƆ C L XII. RERVM. POTITVS. CIƆ IƆCC. XIV. VIVERE. ÆTERNVM. VT. VIVAT. DESIIT. D. XXIII. MARTII CIƆ. Ɔ CC XXXI. PLACIDE QVIESCAT .I.H.T. |
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Augustus William of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel died in March 1731 without a male heir, triggering the extinction of the Wolfenbüttel line and forcing the reunification of the Brunswick territories under Ludwig Rudolf. The death coinage — Sterbetaler in German numismatic parlance — was a well-established Baroque tradition among the German princely houses, issued both as a mourning record and a political signal to neighboring courts that succession questions were now open.
The double thaler format was reserved for figures of dynastic significance; single thalers went to lesser courtiers and officials.