Luxembourg 1644 escalin
This specimen was lot 1243 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,810 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LUXEMBOURG, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR escalin, 1644, Luxembourg. D/ Lion deb. à g., ten. une épée et un écu d'Autriche-Bourgogne. R/ Écu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne. Rare. Surfrappé. Flan irrégulier. Très Beau. (duchy of Luxembourg, Philip IV, 1621-65, silver escalin of 1641, Luxemburg mint. Obverse: lion rampant left, bearing a sword and the arms of Austria-Burgundy; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross. Overstruck, irregular planchet, Very Fine.)"
The SCWC lists this type from Luxembourg for 1637 only yet we have examples of 1640, 1641 and 1644 (shown here). Other mints included Brabant, Flanders, Tournai, Artois and Burgundy.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.26 g, 0.582 fine silver; this specimen 5,15 g.
Catalog reference: KM 13 (unlisted date), Weiller 230; G.H. 333-5; Probst L239-10; VH 648.
- 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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