Austrian Netherlands 1751(h) escalin
This specimen was lot 1104 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$2,645 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Marie-Thérèse (1740-1780), AR escalin, 1751, Anvers. D/ Lion deb. à g., brandissant une épée et ten. l'écu de Bourgogne. R/ Écu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne. Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, silver escalin of 1751, Antwerp mint. Obverse: lion rampant left, brandishing a sword and holding the arms of Burgundy; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross. Extremely Fine.)"
This type was struck in 1751-54 (Antwerp and Bruges) and 1763-68 (Brussels) during the reign of Maria Theresia. The SCWC prices all the dates the same. This denomination was accompanied by a double escalin or schelling and marks a resumption of coinage for the Austrian Netherlands, which had lapsed about 1706.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5 g, 0.582 fine silver, 24 mm diameter, engraved by Jacques Roëttiers; this specimen 4,49 g.
Catalog reference: KM 15, W. 1124; VH 821.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [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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