Brabant 1699(h) escalin
This specimen was lot 1074 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €80 (about US$111 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Charles II (1665-1700), AR escalin, 1699, Anvers. D/ Lion deb. à g., ten. une épée et l'écu ovale d'Autriche-Bourgogne. R/ Écu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne. Très rare. Taches au droit. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Charles II, 1665-1700, silver escalin of 1699, Antwerp mint. Obverse: lion rampant left, holding a sword and the oval arms of Austria-Hungary; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross. Very rare, stains on the obverse, Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1698-1700 at Antwerp and the 1699 is the scarcest date. As the degenerate Charles II lay dying, all of Europe awaited the inevitable war over his inheritance, of which Brabant was one of the chief prizes.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.25 g, 0.582 fine silver, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 5,26 g.
Catalog reference: KM 119.1, G.H. 352-1a; W. -; VH 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 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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