Sweden, Johan III SM 57 4 öre (½ mark) 1576 4.51 g. Stockholm. Minor metal flaws on obverse, else a very appealing example. RRRR. Ex Sten Törngren, Spink auction May 2000, lot 273. Ex Ivar Rosenkvist 1982. SMB 55. Lev. 281. We have only been able to trace one example in addition to the presently offered one, namely Ex Sven Svensson (SS 1342), SNF auction December 1966, lot 50. Ex C. O. Algård 1977, lot 44. Ex K-E. Schmitz 1989, lot 318. Oldenburgs collection included one example and was sold in 1898 at Bukowski auction 113, lot 771. The buyer was Bonnier. However this coin that Bonnier bought from the Oldenburg cannot be found in any of the numerous auctions where Bonnier disposed of his extensive collection. It is possible that Svensson bought the coin privately from Bonnier before his collection went to auction. This extremely rare coin has been missing from the following important collections: Scharp 1851, Snoilsky 1873, Levin 1894 (Sic!), Wedberg 1912, Bruun 1914, de Laval 1941, Ekström 1975-87. Bonde of Ericsberg 2007-10. 1+/01