Brabant 1645(h) escalin
This specimen was lot 622 in Jean Elsen sale 157 (Brussels, December 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR escalin, 1645, Anvers. D/ Lion deb. à g., ten. une épée et l'écu ovale d'Autriche-Bourgogne. R/ Ecu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne. Légère faiblesse de frappe. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip IV, 1621-65, silver escalin of 1645, 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 at Antwerp (hand mintmark, shown here), Maastricht (star mintmark) and Brussels (angel face mintmark) 1621-57, as well as Tournai, Burgundy and Luxembourg. It was called a schelling in the north and was worth six stuivers. Common in low grade, it is very scarce choice.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.26 g, 0.582 fine silver, this specimen 5,13 g.
Catalog reference: KM 52.1, G.H. 333-1; W. 1010.
- 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 157, Collection J.-C. Martiny, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.
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