Groat `Tournois` or `Old Groat` - John II of Avesnes

€315,262.00
IssuerHainaut, County of
Year1280-1304
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Groat
CurrencyGros (1071-1506)
CompositionSilver
Weight4.0 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hainaut#22, Boudeau#2101
Obverse descriptionMonogram of Hainaut containing three stars inside, and lilies or trefoils at the tips of the equatorial triangles, all inside a quadrilobe with letters h y O n in the exterior angles. Surrounding it, a border of twelve 5-petaled flowers, each inside a circle
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringh y O n
(Translation: Hainaut)
Reverse descriptionShort cross pattée surrounded by double legend
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering✠ IOhANЄS ⋮ COMЄS ✠ InNOmInЄ ⋮ DOMInI ⋮ NOSTRI ⋮ IhV ⋮ CRISTI
(Translation: Count John IN the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1280-1304)  - -
Catalog ID4439043500
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