Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 2/3 Thaler 1764 E Charles I. aVF

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1764, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Charles I. Silver 2/3 Thaler Coin.

Mint Year: 1764
Reference: KM-973.1.
Mint Place: Brunswick
Denomination: 2/3 Thaler
Mint Master: Johann Christoph Ebeling (E)
Condition: Mint-made planchet imperfections, worn from circulation, otherwise about VF.
Material: Silver
Weight: 13.91gm
Diameter: 35mm


Obverse: Bust of Charles I right. Die cutter´s initial (E for Johann Christoph Ebeling - die-cutter in Brunswick) below arm truncation.
Legend: CAROLVS D.G. DVX BR. ET LVN.

Reverse: Leaping horse left. Fractional silver mark value (1/20 of a silver mark) and thaler (2/3 thaler) values in exergue.
Legend: NVNQVAM RETRORSVM ("Never Backwards.") . 1764 .
Exergue: XX . EINE FEINE MARCK CONVENT . M . / I.D (2/3) . B .



The Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg (German: Herzogtum Braunschweig-Lüneburg), or more properly the Duchy of Brunswick and Lüneburg, was an historical duchy that existed from the late Middle Ages to the Early Modern era within the Holy Roman Empire. The duchy was located in what is now northwestern Germany. Its name came from the two largest cities in the territory: Brunswick and Lüneburg. The dukedom emerged in 1235 from the allodial lands of the House of Welf in Saxony and was granted as an imperial fief to Otto the Child, a grandson of Henry the Lion. The duchy was divided several times during the High Middle Ages amongst various lines of the House of Welf, but each ruler was styled "Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg" in addition to his own particular title. By 1692, the territories had consolidated to two: the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. In 1714, the Hanoverian branch of the family succeeded to the throne of Great Britain, which they would rule in personal union with Hanover until 1837. For this reason, many cities and provinces in former British colonies are named after Brunswick or Lüneburg. The Hanoverians never ruled Brunswick while they held the British throne, as the city was part of neighboring Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. After the Congress of Vienna in 1814/15, the Brunswick-Lüneburg territories became the Kingdom of Hanover and the Duchy of Brunswick.



Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel-Bevern (Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Herzog zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Fürst von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern) (October 9, 1735 - October 16, 1806) was a sovereign prince of the Holy Roman Empire, and a professional soldier who served as a Generalfeldmarschall of the Kingdom of Prussia. Born in Wolfenbüttel, Germany, he was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1780 until his death and ruled over the Wolfenbüttel subdivision of the duchy. He is a recognized master of the modern warfare of the mid-18th century, a cultured and benevolent despot in the model of Frederick the Great, and was married to Augusta, a sister of George III of Great Britain.

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