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

Descriptive Outline of the Coinages of'Europe 401
spokes with annulets interposed, has formed a subject of
some difficulty. A trouvaille^ many years ago, at Maestricht
brought some of these pieces to light. The wheel is taken
to be the heraldic cognisance of the Seigneurs of Heusden,
commencing with Arnould I. about 1173, and the legend on
a coin of the latter, reading Arn. H. Sidv., is
explained by
Schulman of Amersfoort * to signify Arnoldus Hvsidunice.
The Seigneurs struck money down to the fourteenth century.
In the modern redistribution of Netherland territory Heusden
became Dutch.
The coinage of the Spaniards and Austrians for Flanders
and other southern provinces extended from the reign of
Charles V. of Spain to the closing years of the eighteenth
century, and was in all metals. The former seems to have
ceased with Philip V. and the latter to have commenced
with Albert and Isabella of Austria about I
598. The series
is a highly interesting one, especially perhaps in the copper
liards and oorts of Ehilip II. and the liards in the same
metal of Maria Theresa, of which we engrave a double one
of 1
749. Some important examples in gold and silver
belong to the reigns of Charles V. and his successors, and to
those of Albert and Isabella. In 1790 the revolt of the
Brabanters produced a remarkable currency in gold, silver,
and copper, engraved by Van Berckel, and consisting of the
Hard and double Hard, the florin, 3-florin piece, and lo-sols
piece, and the 14 florins in gold. These coins are of
admirable execution, and exist in more than one variety.
Of the 7 florins we have met with no specimen. The latest
issue of German money was under Francis II., in 1794.
Kingdom of the Belgians
Numismatically, the Belgian monarchy cannot truly be
said to have yet attained an important or an interesting
1
Catalogue xv., No. 1078. See Mr. Schulman's very interesting note.
The name of the place in ancient documents is variously given as Huissele,
Husidinia, Hunsetti, Hunsate supermosa, etc.
2 D