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

132 The Coins of Europe
the lordship ;
there is a 'grosso with Marchio, and in the field A Z O.
From 1306-36 the republican system was renewed so far as the coinage
was concerned ;
but the Este family remained in power, and ruled over
Modena, Ferrara, and Reggio. For a short time Modena itself was
under papal jurisdiction, Leo X. having purchased it of the Emperor
Maximilian for 3000 ducats ;
and there are coins struck for this place by
him and his successor. After some vicissitudes, Modena was eventually,
with Mirandola and Reggio, vested in the ducal house of Este, which
reigned here down to 1803, and from 1814 to 1859. It is observable that
the democratic genius or tone of the Modenese smaller coinage was
retained long after the firm establishment of the Este family on the
throne. A testone of Ercole II., 1534-59, reads on rev. Moneta Comimitatis
Mvtine. But in later reigns Nobilitas Estensis, or some other
motto, was substituted. Alfonso II., 1559-97, struck a gold scudo of 103
soldi. See Cat. Rossi, 2735-6-6 bis. Cesare d'Este, 1597-1628, had the
ungaro in gold, a favourite Italian imitation of the type introduced in
Hungary under Matthias Corvinus. Heavy gold was struck here by
Cesare d'Este and his successor Francesco I., 1629-58 by the former a
very rare doppio scudo, and by the latter the multiples of 4, 8, 12, and
24. These, though very rare, did not produce very high prices relatively
at the Rossi sale (Cat. 1880, Nos. 2753-59). Louis XIV. struck
here in 1704 pieces in billon of 5, 10, and 15 soldi, with the standing
figure of St. Gemininus holding the oriflamme inscribed with Avia.
Pervia.
Modena : 80 sesini in silver, 1728.
Moers, Rhenish provinces, a mint of the Counts, subsequently (1707)
Princes, of Moers, from the I4th c. Moirs.
Moirans, near St. Claude, Jura, an abbatial mint, I2th-i4th c.,
employed by the Abbot of St. Ouen-de-Joux or St. Claude, and the
subject of legal proceedings in 1373 on the part of the Bailli of Macon,
who shewed that the money was an illegal imitation of regal types. The
coinage consisted of gold francs-a-pied, francs d'argent, blanques,
A etc.
franc-a-pied of Guillaume de Beauregard, abbot, 1348-80, reads G. Dei
Gratia Abas. Santi Ogend\; and there appears to have been more than
one variety. The mint was suppressed by the Duke of Burgundy in
1513. Its products are peculiarly rare.
Mojaisk, a Russian mint subsequently to its acquisition in 1457.
Molhuysen, a local or municipal mint. There are pieces of 4 thaler
of 1703 and 1707 in billon.
Molsheim, Alsace, a mint of Jean IV. de Manderscheldt-Blankenberg>