Groat 'Tournois' or 'Old Groat' - John II of Avesnes
| Issuer | Hainaut, County of |
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| Year | 1280-1304 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Groat |
| Currency | Gros (1071-1506) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 4.0 g |
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reference(s) | Hainaut#22, Boudeau#2101 |
| Obverse description | Monogram 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 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering |
h y O n (Translation: Hainaut) |
| Reverse description | Short cross pattée surrounded by double legend |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering |
✠ IOhANЄS ⋮ COMЄS ✠ InNOmInЄ ⋮ DOMInI ⋮ NOSTRI ⋮ IhV ⋮ CRISTI (Translation: Count John IN the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ) |
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| Mint | |
| Mintage |
ND (1280-1304) - - |
| Numisquare ID | 4439043500 |
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