2 Groats - Albert of Bavaria

€313,946.00
IssuerHainaut, County of
Year1389-1404
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Groats
CurrencyGros (1071-1506)
CompositionSilver
Weight3.4 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hainaut#124
Obverse descriptionInside a polylobe, a quartered lozenge with emblems of Bavaria and Hainaut. Legend begins with trefoil
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringALBERTVS ⵓ DVX ⵓ DEI ⵓ GRA ⵓ COmES ⵓ hAnOnIE
(Translation: Duke Albert, by God`s grace Count of Hainaut)
Reverse descriptionFloriate cross with H monogram in quadrilobe at center, and alternating lions and eagles in angles of the cross.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering✠ mOnETA ⵓ nOVA ⵓ FACTA ⵓ In ⵓ VALEnChIEnTIS
(Translation: New coinage made in Valenciennes)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1389-1404)  - -
Catalog ID8357031910
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