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| − | This specimen was lot 1025 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €60 (about US$84 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR escalin, 1624, Bruxelles. D/ Lion deb. à g., ten. une épée et un écu ovale d'Autriche-Bourgogne. R/ Écu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne. Belle patine. Très Beau.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|duchy of Brabant]], Philip IV, 1621-65, silver escalin of 1624, Brussels mint. Obverse: lion rampant left, bearing a sword and the oval arms of Austria-Burgundy; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross. Nice patina, Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1621-57 at Antwerp (hand mintmark), Brussels (angel face mintmark, shown here) and Maastricht (star mintmark, until 1632). Other escalins or schellings were struck at [[Artois 1628 escalin|Artois]], [[Tournai 1622 escalin|Tournai]], [[Burgundy 1636 escalin|Franche Comté]], [[Luxembourg 1637 escalin|Luxembourg]] and Flanders. | + | This specimen was lot 1025 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €60 (about US$84 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR escalin, 1624, Bruxelles. D/ Lion deb. à g., ten. une épée et un écu ovale d'Autriche-Bourgogne. R/ Écu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne. Belle patine. Très Beau.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|duchy of Brabant]], Philip IV, 1621-65, silver escalin of 1624, Brussels mint. Obverse: lion rampant left, bearing a sword and the oval arms of Austria-Burgundy; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross. Nice patina, Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1621-57 at Antwerp (hand mintmark), Brussels (angel face mintmark, shown here) and [[Brabant 1623(s) escalin|Maastricht]] (star mintmark, until 1632). Other escalins or schellings were struck at [[Artois 1628 escalin|Artois]], [[Tournai 1622 escalin|Tournai]], [[Burgundy 1636 escalin|Franche Comté]], [[Luxembourg 1637 escalin|Luxembourg]] and Flanders. |
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* [[Tournai 1622 escalin]] | * [[Tournai 1622 escalin]] | ||
* [[Brabant 1623(s) escalin|1623 escalin, Maastricht mint]] | * [[Brabant 1623(s) escalin|1623 escalin, Maastricht mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Brabant 1624(h) patagon Dav-4462|1624 patagon, Antwerp mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Brabant 1624(a) patagon Dav-4462|1624 patagon, Brussels mint]] | ||
* [[Brabant 1624(a) 2 ducaton Dav-4443|1624 double ducaton, Brussels mint]] | * [[Brabant 1624(a) 2 ducaton Dav-4443|1624 double ducaton, Brussels mint]] | ||
| − | * [[Artois | + | * [[Artois 1627 escalin]] |
* [[Brabant 1629(h) escalin|1629 escalin, Antwerp mint]] | * [[Brabant 1629(h) escalin|1629 escalin, Antwerp mint]] | ||
* [[Brabant 1629(a) escalin|1629 escalin, Brussels mint]] | * [[Brabant 1629(a) escalin|1629 escalin, Brussels mint]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:58, 24 March 2026
This specimen was lot 1025 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €60 (about US$84 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR escalin, 1624, Bruxelles. D/ Lion deb. à g., ten. une épée et un écu ovale d'Autriche-Bourgogne. R/ Écu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne. Belle patine. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip IV, 1621-65, silver escalin of 1624, Brussels mint. Obverse: lion rampant left, bearing a sword and the oval arms of Austria-Burgundy; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross. Nice patina, Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1621-57 at Antwerp (hand mintmark), Brussels (angel face mintmark, shown here) and Maastricht (star mintmark, until 1632). Other escalins or schellings were struck at Artois, Tournai, Franche Comté, Luxembourg and Flanders.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.26 g, 0.582 fine silver, 29 mm diameter; this specimen 4,87 g.
Catalog reference: KM 52.3, G.H. 333-3; W. 1029.
- 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.
Link to:
- Tournai 1622 escalin
- 1623 escalin, Maastricht mint
- 1624 patagon, Antwerp mint
- 1624 patagon, Brussels mint
- 1624 double ducaton, Brussels mint
- Artois 1627 escalin
- 1629 escalin, Antwerp mint
- 1629 escalin, Brussels mint
- Tournai 1629 escalin
- Burgundy 1636 escalin
- Luxembourg 1637 escalin
- Coins and currency dated 1624