Hainaut (1345-56) plaque
This specimen was lot 1344 in Jean Elsen sale 154 (Brussels, March 2023), where it sold for €200 (about US$259 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HAINAUT, Comté, Marguerite II d'Avesnes (1345-1356), AR plaque (vaillant), Valenciennes. Ponctuation par deux points. D/ + MARGARETA: COMITISA: HANOIE Grand symbole de Valenciennes orné de rosettes et de croisettes, cantonné de HA-HO-ZE-FR. R/ MONE-TA: VAL-ENCEN-ENSIS Croix pattée coupant la légende, cantonnée de deux aigles et de deux lions. Belle patine. Très Beau. (county of Hainaut, Marguerite II d'Avesnes, 1345-56, silver plaque, Valenciennes mint, punctuated with two dots. Obverse: large symbol of Valenciennes decorated with rosettes and crosslets, cantonned with the letters "HA-HO-ZE-FR"; reverse: cross pattée cuts the legends, cantonned with two eagles and two lions. Nice patina, Very Fine.)"
The plaque was generally valued as a double groat. It was also struck in Flanders.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 3,90 g.
Catalog reference: Chalon 82 var.; Lucas, Hainaut, 102b.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 154, Trouvaille de Labuissière, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.
Link to:
- Hainaut (1342-43) 1/3 gros au lion, Guillaume II
- (1345-56) gros à l'aigle, Marguerite II d'Avesnes
- Hainaut (1345-56) florin d'or Fr-250, Marguerite II d'Avesnes
- Lorraine (1346-52) plaque, Marie de Blois
- Flanders (1365-67) 2 groat = plak
- Coins and currency dated 1345