Hainaut (1326-29) 1/2 gros
This specimen was lot 1208 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €140 (about US$195 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HAINAUT, Comté, Guillaume Ier (1304-1337), AR obole blanche (penan), 1326-1329, Valenciennes. D/ Monogramme de Hainaut entre quatre roses, dans un polylobe aux angles ornés de lis. R/ SIG-NVM- ·CRV-CIS· Croix longue coupant les légendes. Très Beau. (county of Hainaut, William I, 1304-37, silver white obol, circa 1326-29, Valenciennes mint. Obverse: monogram of Hainaut between four roses within a polylobed decorated with lilies at the angles; reverse: long cross cuts the legends. Very Fine.)"
Guillaume was count of Hainaut, Avêsnes, Holland and Zeeland 1304-37. Numista states this coin was worth half a groat.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.8 g, silver; this specimen 1,66 g.
Catalog reference: Chalon 50; Lucas, Hainaut, 81; Decroly 2.6.10.
- 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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