Austrian Netherlands 1750(h) escalin

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Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 685

This specimen was lot 685 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €120 (about US$156 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Marie-Thérèse (1740-1780), AR escalin, 1750, Anvers. Deuxième type. Tranche cordonnée en creux. D/ Lion deb. à g., ten. une épée et l'écu d'Autriche-Bourgogne. R/ Ecu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne. presque Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, silver escalin of 1750, Antwerp mint, second type, reeded edge. Obverse: lion rampant left, brandishing a sword and supporting the arms of Burgundy; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross. about Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck in 1749-50 during the reign of Maria Theresia. The escalin denomination was a holdover from Spanish rule in the seventeenth century and was struck until the collapse of the ancien regime. The Austrians lost Belgium to Revolutionary France in 1797.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.562 fine silver; this specimen 4,88 g.

Catalog reference: KM 4, W. 1123; VH 821.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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