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

178 The Coins of Europe
Yennc, a mint of the Counts of Savoy, I4th c.
Ypres (Ipra, or Ipre), the mint of Philippe d'Alsace, Gui de Dampierre,
and others, Counts of Flanders after the acquisition of Artois. It
appears
that certain English nobles were struck in this locality, if not in the town
itself, by a concession granted to Edward III. by the towns of Ghent,
Bruges, and Ypres in 1345. The coin is said to have originated in a
victory by Edward over the French in 1340 ofFSluijs.
Yves, Namur, a mint of Gaucher, Count of Porcien (1312-22).
Zacatccas, Mexico, one of the principal colonial mints of Spain in
former times. It was still
employed under the Spanish Bourbons in
1821, and is said to be still in operation.
Zamosc, Poland, the source of a silver coin of 2 zlote", struck in 1813,
as money of necessity.
Zantc, one of the places named on the Venetian copper gazzctte struck
for the Ionian Isles under Venetian rule.
Zara, Dalmatia, the place of origin of a series of siege-pieces in
silver, the double-headed eagle crowned, between Zara, 1813, and on
the other the value. There are pieces of 18 fr. 40 c., 9 fr. 20 c., and 4 fr.
60 c., besides a countermarked baiocco of Pius VI. The Venetian money
for Zara may have been struck here or at Venice itself.
Zator, Galicia, formerly an independent duchy, for which we have a
piece of 30 kreutzer of Maria Theresa of 1776, with Archid. Avs. Dvx
Os-w. Zat.
Zicgcnhain, Hesse, the mint of the local seigneurs in the I3th c., and
subsequently of the Landgraves of Hesse. CygcnWga.
Ziericzcc, the place of coinage of siege-money in tin for 20, 15, and 10
stuivers, and for i
stuiver, in 1575-76 during the Spanish siege.
Zofingen, Switzerland, canton of Aargau, a place of independent cantonal
coinage by a concession of the Emperor Frederic II. in 1239.
There are bracteates of the Counts of Froburg, I3th-I4th c., with Z O;
other money down to the i8th c.
Zolder, Limburg, the mint of Jan van Elteren, Seigneur of Zolder,
Zonhoven, Vogelshanck, and Houthalen, and of his successor Henri van
Bastogne, I4th c. The coins are billon, imitated from the Liege type,
and read lohs. De Eltcren. Dns. De. Voge., or Moneta. Nova. Svlrens.
Zonhovcn, Limburg, the place of coinage of the Archbp. of Cologne,
Engelbert de la Marck, and of Henri de Bastogne, with Engelb. D. Mar.
Dns. Son., and Her. DC. Bast. Dns. Sonvc. There are only deniers in
billon.
Ziig, the place of origin of bracteates of late date with the arms of the
canton and of coins of the I7th c. Tvgiensis.
Zurich, a Merovingian and Carlovingian mint ;
a place of coinage
of Otho I.
(Tvrcgvm, or Tvrec\ of the dukedom of Suabia, loth
c., and the bishops and the source of a long and important series
;
of numismatic productions in gold, silver, and billon, nearly down
to the present time. In 1045 Henry III. accorded to the Abbess of
Frauenmiinster the right of striking money here, and there are bracteates
of the 1
3th- 1 4th c. with a church, the bust of St. Felix, that
of the Abbess, etc. The abbey ceded the right to the city in 1514.
There are some interesting types of the thaler (including those with
the three martyrs carrying their heads, and with a view of the city)
and also of the gold currency. Pieces prior to the i8th c. are scarce.
The dicken or \ thaler was imitated by the engraver of a double groat of