Brabant (1612-16)(a) escalin

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Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 619

This specimen was lot 619 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €240 (about US$312 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Albert et Isabelle (1598-1621), AR escalin au paon, s.d. (1612-1621), Bruxelles. D/ Paon faisant la roue, les ailes éployées, avec l'écu d'Autriche-Bourgogne sur la poitrine. R/ Ecu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne. Nettoyé. Très Beau à Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Albert and Isabella, 1598-1621, undated escalin of the peacock, Brussels mint. Obverse: a peacock displaying supports the arms of Austria-Burgundy; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross. Cleaned, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck at Bois-le-Duc (1617 only), Brussels (shown here, 1618-21 and ND) and Antwerp (1620-21 and ND). It is described in the SCWC as having an eagle on the obverse but peacock is clearly the correct bird. The later type of 1621-57 (KM 52, lion with sword on the obverse) is much more common.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.26 g, 0.582 fine silver, this specimen 5,03 g.

Catalog reference: KM 47.2, G.H. 314-3a; W. 953; VH 623.

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 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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