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Revision as of 17:48, 22 August 2023
This specimen was lot 1171 in Jean Elsen sale 153 (Brussels, December 2022), where it sold for €95 (about US$120 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR escalin, 1642, Bruxelles. D/ Lion deb. à g., ten. une épée et un écu ovale d'Autriche-Bourgogne. R/ Ecu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne. Petit éclat sur la tranche. Belle patine. Très Beau à Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Philip IV, 1621-65, silver escalin of 1642, Brussels mint. Obverse: lion rampant left, bearing a sword and the oval arms of Austria-Burgundy; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross. Small rim nick, nice patina, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
This type was struck at Antwerp (hand mintmark) and Brussels (angel face mintmark, shown here) 1621-57, as well as Tournai, Burgundy and Luxembourg. It was called a schelling in the north and was worth six stuivers. Common in low grade, it is very scarce choice.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.26 g, 0.582 fine silver; this specimen is 5,05 g.
Catalog reference: KM 52.3, G.H. 333-3; W. 1029; V.H. 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 153, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.
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