Notes on coins of most mainland European countries, Scotland and South America
The Livre or 20 sols piece of ye Duke of Savoy Assay Wt 3. 22 The 10 sols piece 1. 23
The Philip of Millain a piece of 7 livres Assay. Wt 20. 20 The Piastre Ecu or Crown of Millain 17. 21 A coin of Venice worse 2oz 6dwt. Weight 17dwt 10gr StandWt 13.dwt 13gr. The Ducat of Venice with the words Ducatus Venetus upon it, a piece of 6 Lires W. 23 Wt 14.14 The half & quarter Worse 2 ounces 6dwt Weight 17dwt 10gr & quarters The Croisat or S. Mark of Venice wth ye number 140 upon it signifying 140 sols or 7 Livres The Croisat The Croisat A piece of wth ye number 124 upon it signifying 124 sols or 6 Lires 4 sols. This piece is divided into 24 gross or deniers gross Assay Wt 18.2 The half thereof The piece of two Jules Better 6dwt Weight 3dwt 15gr
The Escudi or Ecu or Crown of Rome or piece of 10 Julios or 100 Baioches 1684 Wt 20.14 The Teston of Rome or piece of 3 Julios Wors 1. Wt 5.21 The Julio. Weight 2dwt 5gr
The Ducat of Florence & Legorn or pieces of seven Livres or 10 B.8. Wt 20.3 The Piastre Ecu or Crown of FlorenceFerdinand II Duke of Flore Tuscany. Wors 1dwt Wt 17dwt 12 The Piastre or Crown of Ferd Cosmus III Duke of Tuscany, ye moneyes of the present Duke being 4 pr cent lighter then those of his father Thus piece is of 8 Julios W. 1. Wt 16. 18 The Teston of 3 Julios Th The Ducat of Naples or piece of 5 Tarins or 10 Carlins or 100 gGrains Wors. 3. Wt 14.0 The half Ducat W 3. Wt 7. 0 The quarterTarin or fift part of the Ducat W 3 Wt {illeg}22{illeg}9 The Carlin ortenth part of ye Ducat W. 1. 9
The Croisat of Genoa or piece of 7 Lires B. 7. Wt 24. [13 15 or 18.] 16 The Ecu d'arget or piece of 7 lires 12 sols The two Livre piece (or perhaps Teston) Weight 6dwt 19 gr.
Spain & the West Indies. Portugal France Flanders Holland Cologn & Liege. Emden Bremen. Hannover &c Hāborough. Lubec. Emden Bremen Danemark Swedeland Poland Dantzic Thorn Poland. Archangel Emperor & Archduke Brandenbug {sic}. Franckfurt Saxony Hannover. Lunenburg. Zell. Hildesheim. Magdeburg Muntz. Francfort. Nuremburg Triers Bavaria Switzerl. Zuric. Basil
Savoy | Venice | Savoy. |
Genoa | Millain | Millain |
Millain | Savoy | Venice |
Venice | Genoa | Genoa |
Rome | Tuscany | Tuscany |
Tuscany | Rome | Rome |
Naples | Naples | Naples |
Source
MINT 19/2/49, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UKca. 1702, c. 414 words.