Hainaut (1418-27) 2 gros

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Jean Elsen sale 136, lot 826

This specimen was lot 826 in Jean Elsen sale 136 (Brussels, March 2018), where it sold for €220 (about US$323 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HAINAUT, Comté, Jean IV de Brabant (1418-1427), AR double gros (drielander), 1420-1421, Valenciennes. D/ Dans un polylobe orné de lis, les écus inclinés de Brabant-Bourgogne et de Hainaut. En dessous, un lion. R/ Croix pattée cantonnée de deux fleurs de lis et de deux lions. En légende intérieure: + MONETA: FCA: IN: VALENC'. Rare Belle patine. Très Beau. (county of Hainaut, John IV of Brabant, 1418-27, silver double gros of 1420-21, Valenciennes mint. Obverse: with a quadrilobe ornamented with fleurs-de-lys, the tilted shields of Brabant-Burgundy and Hainaut, a lion below; reverse: a cross pattée cantoned with two fleurs-de-lys and two lions. Rare, nice color, very fine.)"

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 2,88 g.

Catalog reference: Chalon 148; Lucas, Hainaut, 172. Roberts-7793.

Source:

  • 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 136: Collection Martiny, Collection Nef, Collection Casterman, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.

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