Notes on German coins
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Eighteen pieces of Hanover silver money of fine silver marked were in English Troy weight 7oz 11dwt 16gr And therefore this is the weight of an Hanover Mark.
Four of these pieces being doubly assayed three of them proved 11oz 19dwt fine & the fourth was 11oz 18dwt fine. All of them scant
A pound weight Troy of fine Gold, (accordig to the englisg standard ), is equal in value to 15 pounds weight 2 ounces, ten penny weight & 7 grains Troy of fine silver. And an hundred pounds weight Troy of fine silver is equall in value to Six pounds weight seven ounces, five penny weight fourteen grains & th of a grain of fine Gold.
<184v>The four Mark piece of Swedeland | W. 58 | 13. 5 | 9. 18. 10 | 30∟29 |
The Croisat of Genoa or piece of 7 lires | B. 7 | 24. 15 | 25. 9. 11 | 78∟74 |
The Ducat of Florence & Legorn or piece of 7 lires | B. 8 | 20. 3 | 20. 20. 8 | 64∟63 |
The Ducat of Naples or piece of 10 Carlins | W. 3 | 14. 0 | 13. 1. 0 | 40∟43 |
An Ecu of Rome or piece of 10 Julios 1684 | 20. 14 | |||
The Teston of Rome or piece of 3 Julio's | W. 1 | 5. 21 | 5. 10. 19 | 18∟2 |
An Philip of Millain 20dwt 21gr | 20. 20 | |||
A Crown of Millain 17dwt 21gr | 17. 21 | |||
A Ducat of Venice with the inscription Ducatus Venetus | W. 23 | 14. 14 | 13. 0. 19 | 40∟42 |
Another Ducat of Venice with the number 124 upon it | 18. 2 | |||
A Crusado or St Mark of Venice with the number 140 upon it. | 20. 6 | |||
The double Gulden of the Elector of Hannover or piece of 32 Gute Grosh or 48 Marien Grosh | W. 7 | 18. 18 | 18. 3. 16 | 56∟29 |
The Gulden of the Elector of Hannover or piece of . | B 17 | 8. 10 | 9. 1. 18 | 28,14 |
The half Gulden of the Duke of Hannover or piece of | B 17 | 4. 5 | 4. 12. 19 | 14,07 |
The Gulden of the Elector of Saxony or piece of | W. 41 | 11. 3 | 9. 1. 14 | 28∟12 |
Four Mark
Source
MINT 19/2/184, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UKBefore 11 April 1720, c. 345 words.