View source for Zamosc 1813(b) 2 zlote

[[Image:Poland 1813 2 zlote obv Ponterio 168-40729.jpg|300px|thumb|Ponterio sale 168, lot 40729]]
[[Image:Poland 1813 2 zlote rev Ponterio 168-40729.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC]]

This specimen was lot 40737 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $2,585. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Poland|POLAND]]. Zamosc. 2 Zlote, 1813. NGC AU-55. Very scarce as a type and RARE in this quality. Only 7,830 pieces were struck during the siege of Zamosc. Coinage of the 2 Zlote was completed by November 22, 1813, two days later Zamosc surrendered to the Russian army. The [R]ussians ordered the coins melted." The closing stages of the Napoleonic Wars saw a brief spike in the production of siege coinage as the French and their allies retreated. Subsequent wars (with a few exceptions) did not see the long sieges needed for the creation of such emergency coinage.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 7,830.

''Specification:'' silver.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-5; Parchimowics-1013; Gum-2478; Mailliet-Plate-CXXIX, #1.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Korchnak, Lawrence C., ''Siege Coins of the World, 1453-1902,'' Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2021.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction,'' Irvine, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2012. 

''Link to:''
* [[Poland 1811-IB talar Dav-247]]
* [[Poland 1835-NG 10 zlotych]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1813]]

[[Category:Selections from Ponterio sale 168]]