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[[Image:JE153-1171.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 153, lot 1171]]
 
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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<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''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.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|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.)"</blockquote> This type was struck at Antwerp ([[Brabant 1641(h) escalin|hand mintmark]]) and Brussels (angel face mintmark, shown here) 1621-57, as well as Tournai, Burgundy and [[Luxembourg 1641 escalin|Luxembourg]]. It was called a schelling in the north and was worth six stuivers. Common in low grade, it is very scarce choice.
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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<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''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.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|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.)"</blockquote> This type was struck at Antwerp ([[Brabant 1641(h) escalin|hand mintmark]]), Maastricht (star mintmark) and Brussels (angel face mintmark, shown here) 1621-57, as well as Tournai, Burgundy and [[Luxembourg 1641 escalin|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.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
  
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''Specification:'' 5.26 g, 0.582 fine silver; this specimen is 5,05 g.  
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''Specification:'' 5.26 g, 0.582 fine silver, 29 mm diameter; this specimen is 5,05 g.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 52.3, G.H. 333-3; W. 1029; V.H. 648.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 52.3, G.H. 333-3; W. 1029; V.H. 648.  
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* [[Tournai 1637 escalin]]
 
* [[Tournai 1637 escalin]]
 
* [[Brabant 1641(h) escalin|1641 escalin, Antwerp mint]]
 
* [[Brabant 1641(h) escalin|1641 escalin, Antwerp mint]]
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* [[Brabant 1641(h) 2 souverain d'or Fr-105|1641 ''double souverain d'or'', Antwerp mint]]
 
* [[Brabant 1641(a) 2 souverain d'or Fr-106|1641 ''double souverain d'or'', Brussels mint]]
 
* [[Brabant 1641(a) 2 souverain d'or Fr-106|1641 ''double souverain d'or'', Brussels mint]]
 
* [[Luxembourg 1641 escalin]]
 
* [[Luxembourg 1641 escalin]]
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* [[Brabant 1642(h) 2 ducaton Dav-4461|1642 double ducaton, Antwerp mint]]
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* [[Burgundy 1642 patagon Dav-4472|Burgundy 1642 patagon]]
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* [[Flanders 1642 patagon Dav-4464|Flanders 1642 patagon]]
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* [[Flanders 1642 2 souverain d'or Fr-226]]
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* [[Brabant 1642(h) 2 ducaton Dav-4453|1642 double ducaton, Antwerp mint]]
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* [[Brabant 1643(h) escalin|1643 escalin, Antwerp mint, struck in silvered copper]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1642]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1642]]
  
 
[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 153]][[Category: Coinage of the Dutch provinces]]
 
[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 153]][[Category: Coinage of the Dutch provinces]]

Latest revision as of 06:19, 13 August 2025

Jean Elsen sale 153, lot 1171

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), Maastricht (star 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, 29 mm diameter; this specimen is 5,05 g.

Catalog reference: KM 52.3, G.H. 333-3; W. 1029; V.H. 648.

Source:

  • 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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