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

Catalogue of European Mints 157
Gurk), and some were struck in conjunction with the Dukes. It is a remarkably
well-executed series, and comprises pieces both in gold and
silver, some square, of striking boldness and beauty of workmanship.
Attention may be drawn to a gold ducat of 1654 with a rosebush and the
motto Alles mit Gott Vnd Derzeit, in the name of Sophia, daughter of
the then prelate. Money of necessity appeared in 1593, 1620-24, and
1731-32.
Sampigny (Sampimacvtn). See Verdun.
San Benigno di Fruttnaria, an abbatial fief, 1529-82. Abb. S. Beni.,
or Benigni. Comp. Montanaro.
Sancerre, Dept. of Cher, a seigniorial mint from the nth to the I7th
c. The deniers recall the legend that the place was founded by Julius
Caesar ; they are mostly anonymous. Sacrum Ccesaris, Dominus Ccesar,
etc. Etienne II., 1037-47, placed his name on the money StepJianvs
Come.
San Gervasio, Sardinian States, a mint of the house of Savoy,
1448-53.
San Giorgio, a seigniorial seat of the Milano family, Marquises of San
Giorgio. Giacomo IV. struck a tallero of silver, engraved by Roettier,
with his titles, etc., but whether here or not is uncertain.
San Marino, the ostensible place of coinage of pieces of 10 and 5
centesimi, 1864, of which there are varieties. But these were actually
struck at Milan.
San Martina dell' Argine, a fief of the Gonzage, Princes of Bozzolo
.}, 1614-71. Santo. Martin.
San Severino, one of the papal mints during the revolutionary period,
1797. There are the 5, i\, i, and ^ baiocchi struck here by Pius VI.,
and a quattrino.
Santa Fiora, a palatine fief of the Aldebrandischi, I3th c.
Santa Maria di Castello, an unknown mint, to which there is an early
reference, according to M. Blanchet, mentioning " Moneta Sanctae Mariae
de floreni Castellani."
Santarem, Estremadura, a temporary mint of Antonio, Prior of Crato,
who, after the death of Henry the Cardinal, King of Portugal, in 1580,
asserted a title to the crown. He struck here a copper ceitil, and i, 2,
and 4 reales in silver.
Santia, Sard. States, a Savoyard mint, 1630.
Santiago, the place of coinage in the nth c. of certain ecclesiastical
institutions, invested by Alfonso VII. of Castile and Leon with the
privilege of striking money.
Saragassa, or Zaragoqa, a Visigothic mint. Cesar. Avgvsta. And one
of the Spanish Kings. Z.
Sarrebourg, France, Dept. of Meurthe, a place of Merovingian
coinage, and a mint of the Chapter of Metz, of certain anonymous money
of the 1
3th c., etc.
Sassari, Sard. States, the supposed place of coinage of certain money
struck by the judge or advocate of the commune, early I5th c.
Saumttr, the place of origin of a denier struck between 950 and 1026
by the Abbey of St. Florent, with Beati. Florentii and a cross on obv., and
on rev. Castrv. Salmvrv. and a key.
Savona, Sardinia Terra-firma, a seat of anonymous republican coinage
with Moneta Saone or Saona (i4th c. ),
and the place of origin of a \
patacchina in billon, and perhaps other money, struck by the authority
of Louis XL, King of France (1461-64), with Civitas Saona and an eagle