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Sterling - John II of Avesnes
| Issuer | Hainaut, County of |
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| Year | 1280-1290 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse lettering | ✠ ⁑ I ⁑ COMЄS ⁑ hAnOnIЄ . (Translation: John, Count of Hainaut) |
| Reverse description | A bold long cross pattée extends to the inner beaded circle, dividing the reverse field into four quadrants. Each quadrant contains a group of three pellets arranged in a triangular formation, a design directly inspired by the English sterling coinage of the period. The surrounding legend, broken into four segments by the arms of the cross, reads VAL-ЄnC-hЄn-ЄnS, identifying the mint city of Valenciennes, the principal monetary workshop of the County of Hainaut. The outer border exhibits an irregular flan edge typical of hand-hammered medieval silver coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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