GERMAN STATES, BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBÜTTEL 4 Taler 1617, Zellerfeld. 116.97 g. Lösertype. Mintmaster Heinrich Oeckeler. This equestrian multiple taler series was issued under Duke Friedrich Ulrich to project sovereign command amidst regional political conflicts Obv.: Duke Friedrich Ulrich in full armor riding a caparisoned horse to the right, holding a baton in his right hand. The surrounding legend translates to: Friedrich Ulrich by the grace of God, Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg. Rev.: An elaborately detailed, multi-fielded shield under five crested helmets, flanked by two wild men as supporters holding clubs. At the bottom, a punched value number 4 is visible within a small cartouche. The legend contains the ducal motto, translating to: To God and the Fatherland, in the year 1617. Of great rarity. Pleasing patina, with evidence of old smoothing in the fields Dav. 37, Ex. Künker 296, 25.09.2014, lot 296 Grade: VF/EF