Description
Holy Roman Empire, Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenburg, Georg Wilhelm of the House of Hanover, nominal Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, as Prince of the Principality of Calenburg and Duke of the Duchy of Celle, Silver Reichsthaler Specie (29.07g, 44mm), 1659 HS, Zellerfield mint, Lower Saxony, under mint master Henning Schluter. Obverse: Twelve-quartered Shield of Arms surmounted by five helmets, inner rope border and German legend surrounds, “GEORG· WILHELM· HERTZOG· ZU· BR· U· LU”. Reverse: Wild man stands facing forward, holding uprooted tree on the left, vegetation below, inner roped border and Latin legend surrounds, “PIETATE· ET· IUSTITIA· ANNO· 1659·”. KM-57.1; Davenport-6528. A few light hairlines to reverse and some metal stress each side, otherwise typically bold and displaying the renowned Wildman, very collectible, good Very Fine, reverse better.
The obverse German legend reads unabridged as “Georg Wilhelm, Hertzog zu Braunschweig und Lüneburg”, with an English translation of “George William, Duke at Brunswick and Luneberg”. The reverse Latin legend reads “pietāte et iūstitia”, with an English translation of “With Piety and Justice”.