Difference between revisions of "Luxembourg 1640 escalin"
(added link) |
(added link) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Image:JE149-0913.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 149, lot 913]] | [[Image:JE149-0913.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 149, lot 913]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 913 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €650 (about US$880 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''LUXEMBOURG, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR escalin, 1640, Luxembourg. D/ Lion deb. à g., ten. une épée et un écu d'Autriche-Bourgogne. R/ Ecu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne. Rare Flan inégal. presque Très Beau.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|duchy of Luxembourg]], Philip IV, 1621-65, silver escalin of 1640, Luxembourg mint. Obverse: lion rampant left, bearing a sword and the arms of Austria-Burgundy; reverse: crowned arms over a cross of Burgundy. Rare, uneven planchet; about Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This rare type is listed in the SCWC for 1637 only. Escalins were also struck in Artois (KM 3), Brabant ([[Brabant 1629(a) escalin|KM 52]], four mints), Flanders (KM 31) and Tournai ([[Tournai 1637 escalin|KM 41]]). These coins were called schillings in the United Provinces. | + | This specimen was lot 913 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €650 (about US$880 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''LUXEMBOURG, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR escalin, 1640, Luxembourg. D/ Lion deb. à g., ten. une épée et un écu d'Autriche-Bourgogne. R/ Ecu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne. Rare Flan inégal. presque Très Beau.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|duchy of Luxembourg]], Philip IV, 1621-65, silver escalin of 1640, [[Luxembourg]] mint. Obverse: lion rampant left, bearing a sword and the arms of Austria-Burgundy; reverse: crowned arms over a cross of Burgundy. Rare, uneven planchet; about Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This rare type is listed in the SCWC for 1637 only. Escalins were also struck in Artois (KM 3), Brabant ([[Brabant 1629(a) escalin|KM 52]], four mints), Flanders (KM 31) and Tournai ([[Tournai 1637 escalin|KM 41]]). These coins were called schillings in the United Provinces. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 11:50, 3 January 2022
This specimen was lot 913 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €650 (about US$880 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LUXEMBOURG, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR escalin, 1640, Luxembourg. D/ Lion deb. à g., ten. une épée et un écu d'Autriche-Bourgogne. R/ Ecu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne. Rare Flan inégal. presque Très Beau. (duchy of Luxembourg, Philip IV, 1621-65, silver escalin of 1640, Luxembourg mint. Obverse: lion rampant left, bearing a sword and the arms of Austria-Burgundy; reverse: crowned arms over a cross of Burgundy. Rare, uneven planchet; about Very Fine.)"
This rare type is listed in the SCWC for 1637 only. Escalins were also struck in Artois (KM 3), Brabant (KM 52, four mints), Flanders (KM 31) and Tournai (KM 41). These coins were called schillings in the United Provinces.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.26 g, .582 fine silver, this specimen 5,16 g.
Catalog reference: KM 13, Weiller 230; G.H. 333-5; Probst L239-6; V.H. 648.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
Link to: