Groat `Courtois` - William II of Avesnes

€314,780.00
IssuerHainaut, County of
Year1344
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Groat
CurrencyGros (1071-1506)
CompositionSilver
Weight2.8 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hainaut#69
Obverse descriptionH monogram of Hainaut inside a quadrilobe, a small lion inside each lobe, and a small eagle in each exterior angle. Around it, a border of one cross and eleven fleur-de-lis, each inside a double arc
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionCross pattée dividing interior legend
Reverse script
Reverse lettering(Interior): G ⸰CO MES hAy nOn` (Exterior): ✠ In ⋮ nOIE ⋮ PRIS ⋮ Z ⋮ FILII ⋮ Z ⋮ SPIRIT ⋮ SCI
(Translation: WIlliam, Count of Hainaut In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1344)  - -
Catalog ID4277455420
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