Hainaut (1280-1304) 2/3 gros

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Sincona sale 89, lot 537

This specimen was lot 537 in Sincona sale 89 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 1,300 CHF (about US$1,718 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BELGIEN Hainaut, Grafschaft, Jean II. d'Avêsnes, 1280-1304. 2/3 Gros o. J., Valenciennes. Selten. Vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Auctiones AG 26, Basel, September 1996, Los 1571. (Belgium, county of Hainaut, John II of Avesnes, 1280-1304, undated two-thirds groat, Valenciennes mint. Rare, Extremely fine.)"

Jean II d'Avêsnes was count of Hainaut 1280-1304 and count of Holland 1299-1304.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 2.34 g.

Catalog reference: Chalon 27, Vanhoudt Atlas G445.

Source:

  • Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 89, The Garrulus Collection of Numismatic Rarities and Masterpieces, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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