Austrian Netherlands 1752(h) escalin

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Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 687

This specimen was lot 687 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €170 (about US$221 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Marie-Thérèse (1740-1780), AR escalin, 1752, Anvers. D/ Lion deb. à g., brandissant une épée et ten. l'écu de Bourgogne. R/ Ecu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne. Fines traces d'ajustage. Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, silver escalin of 1752, Antwerp mint. Obverse: lion rampant left, brandishing a sword and supporting the arms of Burgundy; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross. Fine traces of adjustment marks, Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck in 1751-54 and 1763-68 at Antwerp, Bruges and later Brussels 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: 5 g, 0.562 fine silver, 24 mm diameter; this specimen 4,98 g.

Catalog reference: KM 15, W. 1124; VH 821.

Source:

  • 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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