Hainaut (1285) esterlin
This specimen was lot 1204 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €300 (about US$418 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HAINAUT, Comté, Jean II d'Avesnes (1280-1304), AR esterlin à l'écu au lion, vers 1285. Imitation des esterlins à l'écu de Jean Ier de Brabant. D/ x+H•-xANOx-xNIEx Écu au lion. R/ IOH-ANE-S CO-MES Croix longue cantonnée de quatre rosettes. Belle patine foncée. Très Beau à Superbe. (county of Hainaut, John II of Avesnes, 1280-1304, silver sterling of the lion shield, circa 1285, an imitation of the sterlings of John I of Brabant. Obverse: lion on shield; reverse: long cross cantoned with four rosettes. Nicely toned, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
Jean II d'Avêsnes was count of Hainaut 1280-1304 and count of Holland 1299-1304.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.3 g, silver; this specimen 1,15 g.
Catalog reference: Chalon 20 var.; Lucas, Hainaut, 56 var.; Decroly 2.5.6.
- Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
- [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.
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