Brabant 1629(a) escalin
This specimen was lot 1576 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €240 (about US$342 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR escalin, 1629, Bruxelles. D/ Lion deb. à g., ten. une épée et un écu ovale d'Autriche-Bourgogne. R/ Ecu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne. Belle patine foncée. Très Beau à Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Philip IV, 1621-65, silver escalin of 1629, Brussels mint. Obverse: lion rampant left, bearing a sword and the oval arms of Austria-Burgundy; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross. Handsome patina, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
This escalin or schelling was struck at Brussels 1621-30, 1637, 1641-46, 1649-52. It was also made at Arras, Tournai, Antwerp (hand mintmark), 's Hertogenbosch (tree mintmark) and Maastricht.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.26 g, 0.582 fine silver, this specimen 4,75 g.
Catalog reference: KM 52.3, G.H. 333-3; W. 1029; V.H. 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 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
Link to:
- 1623 escalin, Maastricht mint
- 1628 liard, Maastricht mint
- Artois 1628 escalin
- Tournai 1629 escalin
- 1629 demi-patagon, Maastricht mint
- Artois 1629 patagon
- 1629 patagon, Maastricht mint
- Burgundy 1629 patagon
- 1633 escalin, Brussels mint
- Burgundy 1636 escalin
- Tournai 1637 escalin
- Luxembourg 1641 escalin
- Coins and currency dated 1629
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