. Netherlands - Brabant (Duchy of) 2/3 ruitergroot 1311

Belgium – County of Hainaut. ⅔ gros, cavalier or baudekin à la lance, ca. 1311–1312. William I (1304–1337).

Silver ⅔ gros, also known as a cavalier of baudekin à la lance, struck under Count William I of Hainaut around 1311–1312. This coin type belongs to the characteristic knight coins of the Southern Netherlands from the early 14th century.

The obverse shows a left-facing, galopping knight, armed with a lance standard and a shield with the Hainaut lion. The inscription reads: + GVILL’ C – OMES : HAN – ONIE. The reverse shows a short-footed cross, with in the inner circle the inscription + SIGNVM CRVSIS and in the outer circle + MONETA : NOVA : VALENCENENSIS, referring to the mint at Valenciennes.

William I of Hainaut reigned from 1304 to 1337 and was also Count of Holland and Zeeland. Under his rule the county experienced a period of economic prosperity, during which coin production was reformed and high-quality silver coins were issued for regional and international trade. The cavalier is one of the most recognizable medieval coin types from this period and enjoys broad interest among collectors of Low Countries numismatics. Coin has a small crack

References: Chalon 45; Lucas 68.