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

2 1 6 The Coins of Europe
Mezzanine, a silver coin of Venice, first struck under Francesco
Dandolo (1328-54). There are varieties.
Michaels gulden, a silver denomination of Bernmunster.
Mijn Heerens - stuiver, a billon coin of the Bishops of Utrecht,
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5th c.
Millares, or Moneta miliarensis, silver pieces = 10 deniers, struck by
Berenger de Fredol, Bishop of Maguelonne in 1262-63, for the benefit of
those in his diocese trading with the East. They were imitations of the
Arabic dirhem, and in 1266 drew from the Holy See a bull rebuking the
bishop for his impiety.
*Milrea, Portuguese, gold, value 45. 5d.
*Milrei, Portuguese, silver, value 45. 5d., 1000 or 960 reis. Whelan
adds that in Brazil the value was reduced to 2s. id.
Mining-pieces, money of two classes : (i.) that coined for mines, and (ii.)
for the miners. The former are generally of silver, and often of large
size and elaborate and artistic design. They occur in the Brunswick,
Saxon, and Sicilian series. The latter are usually of copper and of low
values, and belong to Sweden, the North of France, etc. The earliest
coin of this widespread fabric which we have seen is an extremely
rare 2-thaler piece, with the name and titles of John Casimir, Duke of
Saxe-Coburg, Juliers, CleVes, and Berg, 1629. The obv. has the Duke
on horseback, and the rev. the usual many-quartered shield. There is
another of later date belonging to Wismar = \\ th., and we have
engraved, for the beauty of its condition and the uncommon type, one of
Brunswick, 1657. Probably the view of Blanchet {Manuel, 1890, i. 105),
that the coins of the Carlovingian epoch with Metal. German, are
ascribable to the product of the mines of Bohemia and the Hartz, is
correct.
Minuta, apparently the recognised appellation of a small billon coin
of Genoa, i5th c.
Minuta, or Menut, a small copper piece struck by Louis XIII.
and XIV. of France during the occupation of Cataluna (1642-48) at
Oliana, Puigcerda, Vique, Agramont, Perpignan, and in several varieties.
*Miobolo, Ionian Islands, copper [? the obolos].
Mirtilon, the epithet for a double louis of Louis XV., with the two
interlaced cursive Ls between two palm-branches.
Mistura, the name assigned to billon money struck at Avignon under
Gregory XIII., Sixtus V., and Clement VIII. (1572-1605).
Mite, a copper or billon coin of very small value current in Brabant
and Holland. Louis of Maele, Count of Flanders, 1346-84, struck a
billon mite with Fl. There are the multiples of three, four, six, and
Miten of Ghent, 1583-84.
twelve. A piece of 12 miten or myten of Ghent in copper is cited by
Sch., Cat. ix. 420, and another of Brussels, 1593, xiv. 290^. Comp.
Miiterken.