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[[Image:Hainaut JE136-0826.jpg|550px|thumb|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<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''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.)"</blockquote>

''Reported Mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 2,88 g.

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

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Roberts, James N., ''The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD),'' S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 136: Collection Martiny, Collection Nef, Collection Casterman,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.

''Link to:''
* [[Hainaut (1404-17) gros]]
* [[Hainaut (1404-17) plaque]]
* [[Flanders (1417-18) 2 groat|Flanders (1417-18) ''dubbele groot braspenning'']]
* [[Brabant (1417-19) 2 gros|Brabant (1417-19) ''double penninck Jans'', Vilvorde or Maastricht mint]]
* [[Luxembourg (1419-24) gros]] = ''beyersgroschen''
* [[Brabant (1420-21) gros|(1420-21) gros (demi-drielander), Brussels mint, Jean IV de Brabant]]
* [[Namur (1421-29) 2 gros|Namur (1421-29) ''double gros braspenning'']]
* [[Tournai (1427) gros]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1418]]
* return to coins of [[Netherlands, Spanish|Spanish Netherlands]]

[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 136]][[Category:Coinage of the Dutch provinces]]