Auction 247 October 2020 - Van Erp
We are proud to present to you the coin and medal collection of Dr. J.P. van Erp. This collection has its origins in the 1930s and was put together over a lifetime with considerable knowledge and understanding of rarity and quality.
The fact that van Erp was a numismatic authority is not just proven by the collection but above all by his contributions to numismatics. In addition to various publications, including in the year book of the Royal Dutch Numismatic Society, and numerous lectures, he was the first in the telephone directory to be invited to visit regional coin finds.
During several decades, many interesting pieces were researched and purchased, many of them from Jacques Schulman in Amsterdam, with whom much knowledge was shared.
The collection has many highlights:
• Classical coins with a run of superb portraits of Roman emperors
• Extensive collection of the coins of Brabant with many extraordinary items
• Multiple rarities of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
• Dutch historical medals including Van Berckel
• European historical medals including a wide selection of Papal medals as well as the Trinity medal
• Rare numismatic literature
France Merovingian, unattributed triens (probably vicinity of Orleans), gold - Obv: crude bust right / Rev: ancored cross, legend only partly on flan, 1,06 gr. VF
France Merovingian unattributed triens, gold - Obv: portrait right OIIZYIIYZIIO OIIZIIYZIIO / Rev: Victory IIIZOIIYOIIIOYIIOZIII, 1,36 gr. cf Belfort 5773/4 VF-EF
France denier de Melle n.d., Nou 45 VF
France Anglo-Gallic, Richard I (1189-96), denier Poitou n.d., 0,95 gr., Boudeau 420, good VF
France Philippe VI (1328-1350), ecu d'or, gold, 4,51 gr., Ciani 285 VF
France Jean le Bon (1350-1364), franc a cheval, gold, 3,84 gr., Ciani 361 VF, flan a little short
France Charles V (1364-1380), franc a pied, gold, 3,78 gr., Ciani 457 VF
France Anglo-Gallic, Henry VI (1422-1461), salut d'or Paris mint, gold, Friedberg 301, 3,10 gr., flan a little short/clipped VF
France Henry III (1574-89), ecu d'or au soleil 1578A, gold, Friedberg 386, minor mounting traces VF
France Louis XIV, ½ louis d'or 1652A, gold KM156.1, F
France Louis XIV, louis d'or 1704 P (Dyon), gold, KM365.15, slightly double struck, good VF
France Ecu's 1727, 1759, 1775 and 1784, all Paris, average VG-F