Artois 1627 escalin
This specimen was lot 1200 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €280 (about US$ including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ARTOIS, Comté, Philippe IV (1621-1640), AR escalin, 1627, Arras. D/ Lion deb. à g., ten. une épée et l'écu ovale d'Autriche-Bourgogne. R/ Écu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne. Très Beau à Superbe. (county of Artois, Philip IV, 1621-40, silver escalin of 1627, Arras mint. Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
This type was struck at Arras 1623-28, 1631, 1634-35 as well as other mints in the Spanish Netherlands. Artois was conquered by France in 1640, forcing the mint to close, and was formally ceded by Spain in 1659.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.26 g, 0.582 fine silver; this specimen 4,59 g.
Catalog reference: KM 3, G.H. 333-7; Dewismes 251; VH 648.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- van Gelder, H. Enno, and Marcel Hoc, Les Monnaies des pays-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols, 1434-1713, Amsterdam, J. Schulman, 1960, with supplement of 1964.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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