W. C a r e w H a z l i t t Coinage of the European Continent

84 The Coins of Europe
Guben, Havelberg, Koenigsberg-in-Neumark, Koepnik, Kyritz, Landsbergam-Warte,
Lebus, Luckau, Lychen (1302), Mittenwalde, Morin (i4th c.),
Miincheberg (1369), Neustadt-Eberswalde(i369), Perleberg-am-Stepenitz,
Prenzlow, Rathenow-am-Havel, Alt-Ruppin, Neu-Ruppin, Schwedt, Sommerfeld,
Sorau, Spandow, Sparr, Spremberg, Strassburg or Brodnitzo,
Wrietzen, Zossen.
Brandenburgh, now part of Prussia, formerly an independent margraviat,
of which part of Prussia was an :
appanage an episcopal mint in
the nth c. and an urban one in the. I4th. Chiefly for low values and
money. The town entered into a convention with Berlin as early
as 1322. The more important period commenced about 1500. The margraves
had altogether from time to time about 40 mints. In 1722 a large
coinage of copper groschen for B. took place in England, probably at
Birmingham. There is an undated kipper scchsgroscher of Georg
Wilhelm (1619-40) belonging here. A piece of 18 groschen of Friedrich
Wilhelm, 1604-8, describes him as Supremus Du.v in Prussia. This
was 17 years before the erection of Prussia into a kingdom. We ought
to draw attention to the curious early dated groschen of this State from
1500 to 1550. One of Joachim has Anno Domini, 150x3; and a second
of 1506 Mone1
. Nova Argenta. An'. 1506.
Brandenburgh-Anspach. See Anspach.
Brassac, Puy-de-D6me, a supposed place of coinage of Pierre I. or II.
de Brosse (1287-1356), by reason of an obole of the Clermont type, with
Petrus de Brocia and Brasau.
Braunau, the source, during the siege by the Austrians, 1743, f a
thaler, of a piece of 7 sols, and of tin money of i, 3, 15, and 30
kreutzer, with Brannav and the arms of Saxony.
Breda, the place of origin of certain siege-money in 1579 and 1625: in
the former case of a piece of two florins on a square flan, and of one of
20 stuivers, both in silver ;
in the latter of pieces of 60, 40, and 20 stuivers
silver, and 2 and i stuivers in copper.
Brekerfcld, Prussian Westphalia, a mint of the Counts de la Marck.
Brekervelt.
Bremen, the seat of a civic and episcopal coinage, including bracteates
to a comparatively late date. A double grosch of Henry of Schwarzenburg,
1463-96, reads Mon. Nova Bremesis.
Brescello, or Bersello, Govt. of Reggio, a mint of the Este family,
Dukes of Reggio, i6th c. There is a rare scudo without date, with
Omnis nobilitas A Deo Est, and on rev. the effigy and name of St.
Genesius.
Brescia, the place of origin of imperial money, i Ith-I2th c. of autonomous
coinage, I3th-i4th c. ;
;
of the currency struck in the name of the
Malatesta family, I5th c. In the early years of that c. the city and
territory were acquired by Venice ;
but no special coinage was provided
by the republic.
Breslau (Wratislav), Silesia, a mint of the Dukes of S. from the I3th
to the 1
4th c., and of the Kings of Hungary, the prince-bishops, and the
town down to the I7th or i8th. The Kings of Prussia it
employed after
1750. There is a long series of episcopal pieces in gold and silver,
including a ducat of 1592, with the titles of the bishop and emperor, and a
3-ducat piece of 1632, in which the bishop is styled Prince of Sweden.
During the Thirty Years' War (1622-48) small uniface copper coins and
larger money in the same metal were issued for local use : the former
are dated 1621 and 1622, the latter sometimes have 1645 stamped in ;