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1649, Brunswick-Lunbeburg-Celle, Frederick IV. Silver Thaler. Posthumous Issue!

Mint year: 1649
Denomination: Thaler
Mint Master: Henning Schlueter (H- S)
Condition: Tooled rim (removed suspension loop), graffiti (A-K) in obverse fields, otherwise a nice VF+
Reference: Davenport 6488, KM-155.1. (there listed as "ERROR", because of the date 1649, which is after the ruler's death in 1648!)
Weight: 28.43gm
Diameter: 41mm
Material: Silver

Obverse: Armored and draped half-length bust of Frederick IV right. Collector's marking (graffiti "A-K") in fields.
Legend: FRID HERTZ ZU BR V LU CO D ST RA D P D ERTZ ST BREM

Reverse: Five ornate tournament helmets on shield with 12-fold arms, flanked by mint master's initials (H-S).
Legend: FRIEDT ERNEHRT VNFRIEDT VERZEHRT ("Peace Feeds One, War Feeds On One!")

Frederick, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, (1574–1648) was the Prince of Lüneburg from 1636 to 1648. Frederick was born on 28 August 1574, the tenth child of William the Younger (Brunswick-Lüneburg) (1535–1592) and Dorothea of Denmark. He became bishop's adjutor in the Bishopric of Ratzeburg and was elected propst (provost) of the Archdiocese of Bremen. Frederick belonged to the New House of Lüneburg. He died on 10 December 1648.