Brabant 1700(h) escalin

Jean Elsen sale 157, lot 635

This specimen was lot 635 in Jean Elsen sale 157 (Brussels, December 2023), where it sold for €130 (about US$168 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Charles II (1665-1700), AR escalin, 1700, Anvers. D/ Lion deb. à g., ten. une épée et l'écu ovale d'Autriche-Bourgogne. R/ Ecu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne. Rare. Nettoyé. Griffe au revers. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Charles II, 1665-1700, silver escalin of 1700, Antwerp mint. Obverse: lion rampant left, bearing a sword and the oval arms of Austria-Burgundy; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross. Rare, cleaned, scratch on reverse, Very Fine.)"

This type of 1700 closely resembles the previous KM 119.1 of 1698-99.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.26 g, 0.582 fine silver, this specimen 4,96 g.

Catalog reference: KM 119.2; G.H. 352-1b; W. 1061; V.H. 717.

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 157, Collection J.-C. Martiny, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

Link to:

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