Liege 1752 escalin
This specimen was lot 1230 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €80 (about US$103 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Jean Théodore de Bavière (1744-1763), AR escalin, 1752, Liège. D/ Ecu couronné, sur une crosse et une épée en sautoir. R/ Lion deb. à g., ten. une épée et un écusson liégeois couronné. Chestret 683; Dengis 1172. Fines traces d'ajustage. Superbe. Provient de la collection A. Symkens, 25 novembre 1991. (principality of Liège, John Theodore of Bavaria, 1744-63, silver escalin of 1752, Liège mint. Obverse: crowned arms over a cross and a sword; reverse: lion rampant left, bearing a sword and supporting the crowned shield of Liège. Fine adjustment marks, Extremely Fine.)"
John Theodore was the last Bavarian to reign as prince-bishop of Liège altho he was never archbishop of Cologne as his predecessors were. We are not sure of the face value of this coin but it was likely six sols. It was struck 1752-53 and has a moderate catalog value.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen is 4,55 g.
Catalog reference: KM 165, Chestret 682; Dengis 1174.
- Jean-Luc Dengis, Les Monnaies de la Principauté de Liege, 3 vols. Wetteren: Moneta, 2006.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 156, Collection de Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.
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