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

Catalogiie of European Mints 77
money coined 'from the church plate, as at Eichstadt, etc. Bainberg or
Babenberg.
Bannassac, Gevaudan, a mint of the Kings of Austrasia, 6th c, and of
those of Aquitaine, 7th c. A triens of Charibert, brother of Dagobert
I., reads Bannaciaco Fiit. on rev. One of Childebert II., King of
Austrasia, 575, has Gabalorvui. A two-handled chalice usually appears
on the products of this mint. ,
Banya-Nagy, Hungary, a mint of the Princes of Transylvania, i6thi;th
Bar, a mint of the Counts and Dukes of Bar, I4th-i5th c. The
coinage of this and other mints seems to be only indicated by the titles
and names and by two bars juxtaposed.
Barcelona, Arragon, a Visigothic mint (Barcinona\ and the seat of
coinage of the independent Counts prior to the union with the Kingdom
under Alfonso II. (1163-96) Barkinot. The original currency appears
to have been imitations of the Carlovingian denier and the gold money
by the Arabs. There is a marabotin of- Raymond Berenger
I.
(1018-35) with Arabic legends and Raimimd'vs Comes. It was subsequently
Kings of Arragon, as Counts of B. iith-i5th c., and
an occasional one of the Kings of Spain. We should draw attention to
a very rare gold piece ascribed in the Rossi Cat., No. 5839, to Ramiro
II. of Arragon, 1134; it reads Arago. Rex Ra. Siege-money was
struck here during the French occupation, 1640-52, and during the Peninsular
War, 1 809- 1 3. B. or Ba.
Bardi, in the Parmesan territory, a seigniorial mint of the Landi
family, 1 6th- 1 7th The c. scudo and grosso in silver, and the quattrino in
copper, appear to have been struck here.
Bari, Apulia, a mint of the Norman Dukes of Apulia, iith-i2th c.
Bar-le-Dnc, France, Dept. of Meuse, a mint of the Counts and Dukes
of Bar.
B arietta, Terra di Bari, Naples, a place of coinage of Charles I. of
Anjou, 1266-78.
Basle, a Merovingian and Carlovingian mint, one of the bishops, 1087-
1373, 1556-1789, and of the canton down to the establishment of an
uniform coinage for Switzerland. Basel. Basilea, B-A.
Bastogne, Luxemburgh, a mint of Henry IV., Count of Luxemburgh
(1280-88). Deniers and gros only. Bastonia.
Batenborg, Gelderland, a seat of coinage of the powerful and illustrious
house of Brederode, Seigneurs or Heeren of Bronkhorst, etc., i6th c.
Some of the coins bear, as usual, the imperial titles conjointly and
Batenborgen, Batenborg, or Batenbo. A half gulden has Moneta Nova
Argentea Batenborgen, and a goudgulden of 1578 reads Mo. No. Avrea.
Dni. Herm. The. [Hermann Theodor van Bronkhorst]. A daalder of
the same personage, 1577, adds to the ordinary title that of Seigneur
of Stein. Comp. Gronsfeld.
Baugency, near Blois, the supposed source of an obole of Thibaut le
Tricheur, Count of B. Chartres and Tours, about 938, with Tetiabdvs Cm.
/.,
and on rev. Balcvnti Civia.
Bavarian Mints (minor)
:
Alsenz, Allenbach, Amberg, Amweiler,
Aschafifenburg, Auerbach, Bergzabern, Billigheim, Brettach, Castell,
Cham, Ekersmuhlen, Erlangen, Forchheim, Freisingen, Fiirth, Geroldshofen,
Geyersworth, Grunstadt, Giinsburg, Gundelbingen, Haag, Hachenbach,
Hals, Hamelburg, Hassfurt, Heidingsfeld, Herrenwoerth, Hersbruck,
Hirschberg, Hochstaedt, Hoff, Hohenlandsberg, Ingoldstadt, Kadolzburg,