Hainaut (1342-43) 1/3 gros
This specimen was lot 1343 in Jean Elsen sale 154 (Brussels, March 2023), where it sold for €70 (about US$91 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HAINAUT, Comté, Guillaume II (1337-1345), billon tiers de gros au lion, 1342-1343. Imitation du tiers de gros de Louis de Nevers. D/ (aigle) MONETA VALENCEN' Lion rampant à g. en plein champ. R/ HAI-ONI-E CO-MES Croix pattée coupant la légende, cantonnée de quatre feuilles de houx. Très Beau. (county of Hainaut, William II, 1337-45, billon one-third groat of the lion, c. 1342-43, imitation of the third groat of Louis of Nevers. Obverse: lion rampant left in plain field; reverse: cross pattée cutting the legends, cantonned with four holly leaves. Very Fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 0,83 g.
Catalog reference: Chalon 74; Lucas, Hainaut, 94; Ghyssens, RBN (1974), 151, C.
- 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 154, Trouvaille de Labuissière, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.
Link to:
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- Hainaut (1345-56) florin d'or Fr-250, Marguerite II d'Avesnes
- Flanders (1350-52) derde groot met de leeuw
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