Austrian Netherlands 1764(a) escalin
This specimen was lot 734 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €360 (about US$468 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Marie-Thérèse (1740-1780), AR escalin, 1764, Bruxelles. D/ Lion deb. à g., ten. une épée et l'écu de Bourgogne. R/ Ecu couronné, sur une croix de Bourgogne. Très Beau à Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
Belgium, long a part of Hapsburg Spain, was awarded to Charles VI of Austria by the Treaty of Utrecht which ended the War of the Spanish Succession. Fortified by the Dutch and constantly menaced by the French, the Austrians quickly discovered Belgium to be a worthless addition to their domain. This type was struck in 1751-54 and 1763-68 during the reign of Maria Theresia. The denomination was struck intermittently until the collapse of the ancien regime. The Austrians lost Belgium to Revolutionary France in 1797.
Reported Mintage: 582,000.
Specification: 0.562 fine silver; this specimen 4,92 g.
Catalog reference: KM 15, W. 1143; 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 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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