Brabant 1629(h) escalin
This specimen was lot 1024 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €55 (about US$77 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR escalin, 1629, Anvers. D/ Lion deb. à g., ten. une épée et un écu ovale d'Autriche-Bourgogne. R/ Écu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip IV, 1621-65, silver escalin of 1629, Antwerp mint. Obverse: lion rampant left, bearing a sword and the oval arms of Austria-Burgundy; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross. Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1621-57 at Antwerp (hand mintmark, shown here), Brussels (angel face mintmark) and Maastricht (star mintmark, until 1632). Other escalins or schellings were struck at Artois, Tournai, Franche Comté, Luxembourg and Flanders.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.26 g, 0.582 fine silver, 29 mm diameter; this specimen 5,19 g.
Catalog reference: KM 52.1, G.H. 333-1; W. 1010; VH 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 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
Link to:
- 1623 escalin, Maastricht mint
- 1624 escalin, Brussels mint
- Artois 1628 escalin
- 1629 escalin, Brussels mint
- Tournai 1629 escalin
- 1629 demi-patagon, Maastricht mint
- 1629 patagon, Maastricht mint
- 1633 escalin, Brussels mint
- Burgundy 1636 escalin
- Luxembourg 1637 escalin
- 1643 escalin, Antwerp mint, struck in silvered copper
- Coins and currency dated 1629