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[[Image:JE149-1943.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 149, lot 1943]]

This specimen was lot 1943 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €700 (about US$948 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''NEDERLAND, ZWOLLE, Stad, AR halve schelling van drie stuiver (luigino), 1662. Vz/ Gelauwerd bb. n.r. Kz/ Gekroond stadswapen. Zeer zeldzaam Krasjes. Zwak op kz. Zeer Fraai. Imitatie van de Franse 1/12 écu van Lodewijk XIV, bestemd voor export naar de Levant.'' ([[Netherlands]], [[Netherlands, Zwolle|city of Zwolle]], half schelling of three stuiver of 1662. Obverse: laureate bust right; reverse: crowned arms of the city. Imitation of a French 1/12 écu of Louis XIV, intended for export to the Levant. Very scarce, scratches, Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This coin was struck in 1662 and 1664 in imitation of the [[France 1662-R 1/12 ecu|French twelfth écu]], then having a brief vogue in the Levantine trade.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 2.29 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 2,21 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 70, van der Wiel, Zwolle, 237; Cammarano 407.

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* van der Wis, Jan, and Tom Passon, ''Catalogus van de Nederlandse Munten geslagen sind bet aantreden van Philips II tot aan het einde van de Bataafse Republiek (1555-1806), 2nd ed.,'' Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Omni-Trading b.v., 2009. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021. 

''Link to:''
* [[Zwolle (1650-65) 28 stuivers]]
* [[Zwolle 1659 ducaton Dav-4947|1659 ducaton]]
* [[Zwolle 1661 silver ducat Dav-4921|1661 silver ducat]]
* [[Livorno 1660 luigino]]
* [[Orange 1661 1/12 ecu]]
* [[France 1662-R 1/12 ecu|France 1662-R ''douzième d'écu buste juvenile'']]
* [[Zwolle 1662 ducaton Dav-4947|1662 ducaton]]
* [[Zwolle 1662 ducat Fr-213|1662 ducat]]
* [[Zwolle 1663 daalder Dav-4886|1663 ''leeuwendaalder'']]
* [[Avignon 1663 luigino KM-94]] Alexander VII
* [[Monaco 1664 1/12 ecu]]
* [[Zwolle 1664 2 ducaton Dav-A4947|1664 double ducaton]]
* [[Dombes 1665-A 1/12 ecu]]
* [[Loano 1665 luigino KM-15]]
* [[Torriglia 1665 luigino]]
* [[Tassarolo 1666 luigino]]
* [[Genoa 1668 luigino]]
* [[Fosdinovo 1669 luigino]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1662]]

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