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

Catalogue of European Mints 135
but originally the seat of government of the Munich branch. It seems
to have been a mint from the I5th c.,
and to have produced bracteates
and pfennings, and subsequently larger pieces. The m.m. was a monk's
bust in allusion to the name. But the Dukes of Bavaria struck money at
several other places, either independently or in alliance with their neighbours.
The Counts of Fiirstenberg employed this place of coinage,
having apparently none of their own.
Munkdco, a Transylvanian mint under the Waiwode Franz II.
Racoczy ( 1 703- 1 1 ).
M-M.
Minister, the place of coinage of the bishops, as well as the civic
mint, during a long series of years. The copper was probably early ;
we
have a piece of 3 pfenningen, 1602. The thaler of 1661, struck after the
recovery of the town by the bishop, is scarce, as is the florin of 1694 with
the bishop's title as Seigneur of Borculo.
Munsterberg-Oels, Prussia, a seigniorial mint in the I7th c.
Munsterbilsen, Limburgh, an abbatial mint in the Middle Ages, with
upright figures holding a crucifix and a book, and the legend Scti
Amevr.
Mifrato, a Corsican mint, 1763-64.
Murbach and Lure (or Ludre], France, Dept. of Saone, the source of
a small silver abbatial coin with S. Leod. Egarivs and St. Ludger seated
on obv., and on rev. Moneta Nova Mvr. et Lvdr. 1624. Probably two
kreutzer.
Musocco, Sardinian States, a mint of the Marchese di Vigevano Trivulzio
(1487-1523). The privilege of coining money was confirmed by
Louis XII. of France, and the dignity of a marshal was conferred on him
by that prince. The St. George type was used here on some of the
grossi and they also bear F. Mare., or Marescallvs Fran.
;
Musso, the supposed place of origin of a quatlrino of Gio. Giacomo
de' Medici, Count of Musso, 1528-32, with lo. lac. D. Med.
M. Musi.
Mytilene, a mediaeval seigniorial mint of the Gattilusio family, a
branch or scion of the Palaeologi (1355-1449). There is a copper coin
with Meteli. on rev., and qvattro B. for value. The tornese and a type of
the agnello were current here.
Nagybanya, Transylvania, a mint of the Kings of Hungary (Emperors
of Germany) and of the Princes of Transylvania, I7th c. There is a
doppelthaler of Matthias II. struck here.
Namur, a mint of the Counts of Luxemburgh, I4th c., and the place
of coinage of the convention-money, or Moneta Sociorum, 1342-45,
between the Counts of L. and of Bar and the Bp. of Liege. Also a mint
of the independent Counts of Namur. Nam-uric.
Nancy, an ordinary mint of the Dukes of Lorraine after its acquisition