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4 Thalers - August Löser, Death of August
| Issuer | Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Principality of |
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| Year | 1666 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | NATUS AO 1579 10 APR REXIT DUCATET COMITAT SUOS ANNOS XXXI OBIIT 17 SEPT AO MDCLXVI VIXIT ANNOS LXXXVII MENSES V DIES VII DEI GRATIA AUGUSTUS DUX BRUNOVICENSIUM ET LUNAEBURGENS |
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| Mintage | 1666 |
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August the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, died in 1666 at the age of 89 — one of the longest-lived rulers of his era and the man responsible for assembling what was then the largest private library in Europe at Wolfenbüttel. This piece belongs to the Löser tradition, a distinctly Brunswick phenomenon: massive multiple-thaler presentation strikes produced not for circulation but as diplomatic gifts and court premiums, their weight making them unsuitable for any commercial transaction.
The 4-Thaler Löser format placed these firmly in the upper register of ceremonial coinage. Death of a reigning duke was among the few occasions that warranted their striking.