Liege 1754 2 escalin
This specimen was lot 1232 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it sold for €190 (about US$220 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIÈGE, Principauté, Jean Théodore de Bavière (1744-1763), AR double escalin, 1754, Liège. D/ Écu couronné, sur une crosse et une épée en sautoir. R/ Lion deb. à g., ten. une épée et un écusson liégeois couronné. Provient de la collection A. Symkens, Liège, 25 novembre 1991. (bishopric of Liège, Johon Theodore of Bavaria, 1744-63, silver double escali of 1754, Liège mint. Obverse: crowned arms over a crossed sword and cross; reverse: lion rampant left, brandishing a sword and the crowned arms of Liège. Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)
This type was struck 1753-54 along with its scarcer cousin, the single escalin (KM 165). Numista states the 1754 is much the scarcer.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 8.27 g, silver, this specimen is 8,86 g.
Catalog reference: KM 161, Chestret 684; Dengis 1169.
- 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 163, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
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