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Groat - William IV of Bavaria
| Issuer | Hainaut, County of |
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| Year | 1404-1417 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central Gothic 'H' monogram with a pellet at its centre, set within a quadrilobe frame whose lobes are each ornamented with a trefoil motif in relief. The quadrilobe is enclosed within a plain inner circle, beyond which a beaded border frames the circumferential Latin legend. The overall design reflects the refined Gothic decorative vocabulary characteristic of Low Countries coinage of the early fifteenth century. |
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| Obverse lettering | ✠ DVX × WILLEM × COM × hAnOnIE (Translation: Duke William, Count of Hainaut) |
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William IV ruled Hainaut during a period of acute dynastic instability, having inherited the county in 1404 only to face persistent challenges over regency arrangements — his mental incapacity was formally recognized, placing actual governance in the hands of regents while coins continued to be struck in his name. The groat series issued under his nominal authority spans the full thirteen years of his reign without any meaningful administrative interruption from William himself.
Hainaut#136 is among the lighter examples of the regional groat tradition, reflecting broader monetary debasement pressures affecting the Low Countries in the early fifteenth century.