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Signature Sale 3029 14-16 January 2014
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Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection of World Coins. Cologne-Archbishopric. Wilhelm von Gennep (1349-62) gold Florin ND, Fr-781, MS62 NGC. WILh • A | REPVS •, Florentine lily / • S • IOHA | ИИES B ● (Eagle), St. John standing, facing, cloaked in a mantle with right hand raised and a scepter in the left. A glittering jewel with a near fully-struck portrait of St. John. Despite evidence of light die rust and some small deposits on the obverse, this is a truly exceptional specimen of a very scarce type. Wilhelm was the second Archbishop of Cologne to order the imitation of Florentine florins after Walram von Jülich. The imitative issues continued under two succeeding archbishops, ending in 1368 with the introduction of the goldgulden.Ex: "Colonel" E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman / B.G. Johnson.
Estimate: 5000-6000 USD
Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection of World Coins. Cologne-Archbishopric. Wilhelm von Gennep (1349-62) gold Florin ND, Fr-781, MS62 NGC. WILh • A | REPVS •, Florentine lily / • S • IOHA | ИИES B ● (Eagle), St. John standing, facing, cloaked in a mantle with right hand raised and a scepter in the left. A glittering jewel with a near fully-struck portrait of St. John. Despite evidence of light die rust and some small deposits on the obverse, this is a truly exceptional specimen of a very scarce type. Wilhelm was the second Archbishop of Cologne to order the imitation of Florentine florins after Walram von Jülich. The imitative issues continued under two succeeding archbishops, ending in 1368 with the introduction of the goldgulden.Ex: "Colonel" E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman / B.G. Johnson.
Estimate: 5000-6000 USD