Brabant 1698 escalin
This specimen was lot 1595 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €360 (about US$513 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Charles II (1665-1700), AR escalin, 1698, Anvers. D/ Lion deb. à g., ten. une épée et l'écu ovale d'Autriche-Bourgogne. R/ Ecu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne. Petites taches. Rare dans cette qualité. Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Charles II, 1665-1700, silver escalin of 1698, Antwerp mint. Obverse: lion rampant left, bearing a sword and the oval arms of Austria-Burgundy; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross. Minor stains, rare in this quality, Extremely Fine.)"
This type was struck 1698-99 only and is rare. Large numbers of escalins or schellings would be issued in the 1750's, under Austrian rule.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.26 g, 0.582 fine silver, this specimen 5,24 g.
Catalog reference: KM 119.1, G.H. 352-1a; W. -; V.H. 717.
- 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.
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