Hainaut (1404-17) plaque
This specimen was lot 817 in Jean Elsen sale 136 (Brussels, March 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"HAINAUT, Comté, Guillaume IV de Bavière (1404-1417), AR plaque, Valenciennes. D/ + DVX· WILLELMVS· COMES· HANONIE Monogramme de Hainaut dans un quadrilobe, cantonné de deux écus de Bavière et deux lions. R/ + MONETA· NOVIOR· VALENCENENSIS Croix ornée cantonnée de deux écus de Bavière et deux lions. De la plus haute rareté Griffes au revers. presque Très Beau. (county of Hainaut, William IV of Bavaria, 1404-17, silver plaque, Valenciennes mint. Obverse: monogram of Hainaut in a quadrilobe, with two lions and two shields of Bavaria in the fields; reverse: ornate cross divides two shields and two lions. Of the highest rarity, scratches on reverse, about very fine.)"
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 3,32 g.
Catalog reference: Chalon, Suppl., XLVII; Lucas, Hainaut, 158.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 136: Collection Martiny, Collection Nef, Collection Casterman, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.
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