Groat - Albert of Bavaria

€314,083.00
IssuerHainaut, County of
Year1389-1404
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Groat
CurrencyGros (1071-1506)
CompositionSilver
Weight1.6 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hainaut#Suppl, XVIII#
Obverse descriptionLozenge/diamond quartered with arms of Bavaria-Hainaut, surrounded by a curved four-sided border with trefoils at tips dividing legend
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringALBERT` DVX ⵓ DEI GA`ⵓ CES hAnOnI` (a small face inside the A of ALBERT)
(Translation: Albert, by God`s grace Count of Hainaut)
Reverse descriptionWinged cross with alternating lions and fleur-deagles in angles and H monogram of Hainaut in a quadrilobe at the center
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering✠ mOnETA ⵓ nOV ⵓ FAC ⵓ In ⵓ VALEnCnEnS
(Translation: New coinage made in Valenciennes)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1389-1404)  - -
Catalog ID3420027170
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