Schulman, Jacques. Amsterdam. 1966-11 (244) - Serooskerke (w) Muntvondst van Gouden Munten Periode: 1422-1622

Foreword

The Serooskerke find of coins, of which the greater part is now offered for sale to

institutional and private collectors, is certainly one of the most important and valuable

hoards which has ever come under the ham mer in our country. As regards the number

of gold coins, it has only been surpassed in the XIXth Century by the Barneveld

find with its 2023 gold coins, and by the Amersfoort find with its 3662 gold pieces

and a small number of silver coins. The first of these two finds was sold privately

in 1871, at which time a number of pieces carne into the possession of the Royal Coin

Cabinet, and the second was sold by auction in two parts in 1894, the first half by the

firm of G. Th. Bom, and the other by the grandfather of the present auctioneer.

Understandably rhe question has been raised here and there as to whether it would

not be desirabie for such a find to be kept together in its entirety, on account of its

comprehensiveness and its variety, since it forms a particularly interesting document

illurninating XVIIthe Century monetary history. Now according to Dutch law

as at present in force, the owners, that is the finder and the ground-Iandlord jointly,

are entitled to dispose of the hoard entirely according to their good pleasure, so long

as they fulfil their duty in notifying the find to the appropriate archaeological institute.

This naturally does not preclude the possibility of a Museum or similar body acquiring

the whole hoard after suitable negotiation. Such a course of action seems hardly sensible

in the case of a Find of such magnitude, requiring an excessively large amount for its

purchase, and presenting a number of very difficult technical problems if it were to be

displayed in its entirety. Furthermore the retaining of all hoards as they come to light

into public ownership would dry up the only source from which private collections can

be supplied, and would thus lead to a decline in the interest now shown in the material

gathered together in museums. Against these drawbacks the chances that in the future, by

the use of new methods of research regarding these relatively well-known coins of the

XVlth and XVIIth Century, further information rnay come to light, must be considered

to be slight.

For those reasons, and in order to satisfy the requirements of scholarship, it is felt

that these can best be assisted by producing as comprehensive a documentation of the

whole find as possible, and to that end en extensive article will appear in the "Jaarboek

voor Munt- en Penningkunde". In addition, the Gemeente Serooskerke has kept

a representative selection from the find, which is on view now at Veere, and, thanks

to the cooperation of the owners, the Royal Coin Cabinet has acquired a series of the

most important types lacking in its collection, which will be increased it is hoped

by the acquisition of a few further pieces at the Auction Sale. Part of the coins already

acquired has been included in the current exhibition: "What did they do with their

money?"

DR. H. ENNO VAN GELDER,

Keeper of the Royal Coin Cabinet

Some of the Highlights of this auction are shown on the photos

I have almost all post WW II catalogs of the firm of Jacques Schulman in stock and will list them later. If you are interested in a specific Catalogue that is not (yet) listed, please ask me.

Weight: 0.320 kg (packaging included)

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