Hainaut (1290) esterlin
This specimen was lot 1205 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €100 (about US$139 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HAINAUT, Comté, Jean II d'Avesnes (1280-1304), AR esterlin, vers 1290, Valenciennes. Les N onciaux. D/ + :I: COMES: HANONIE B. de f., couronné de roses. R/ VAL-ENC-HEN-ENS' Croix longue cantonnée de quatre groupes de trois globules. Belle patine. (county of Hainaut, John II of Avesnes, 1280-1304, silver sterling, circa 1290, Valenciennes mint, uncial style "N's. Obverse: bust facing, crowned with roses; reverse: long cross cantonned with four groups of three pellets. Nice patina.)"
Jean II d'Avêsnes was count of Hainaut 1280-1304 and count of Holland 1299-1304. This coin was an imitation of an English penny, such as this one minted by Edward I.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.36 g, silver, 19.5 mm diameter; this specimen 1,42 g.
Catalog reference: Chalon 36 var.; Lucas, Hainaut, 58a; Mayhew 24.
- 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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