Franc `à Pied` - William III of Bavaria

€314,576.00
IssuerHainaut, County of
Year1365-1389
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueFranc = Livre (40)
CurrencyGros (1071-1506)
CompositionGold
Weight3.8 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hainaut#Suppl 2, XXXII#, Delmonte G#291
Obverse descriptionThe count standing and facing forward under a gothic arch, wearing a crown of roses and a cuirasse with the arms of Bavaria, and holding an upright sword over his right shoulder, and a long fleur-de-lis tipped scepter in his left hand. Five lions in the fieled on each side of the arch
Obverse script
Obverse letteringGVILLhM* DI* GR COMES* hAnOIE (punctuation by 5-pointed stars)
(Translation: William, by God`s grace Count of Hainaut)
Reverse descriptionFloriate triple cross with alternating lions and crowns in the angles inside a quadrilobe with points between the lobes. Eight trefoils in the exterior angles.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering+ XPC* VINCIT* XPC* REGNAT* XPC* IMPERAT (punctuation by 5-pointed stars)
(Translation: Christ conquers, Christ reigns, Christ commands)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1365-1389)  - -
Catalog ID5569031920
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