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

Catalogue of European Denominations 243
coined are said to have been melted down with very few exceptions.
Cat. Rossi, 1880, Nos. 1443-44. The piece is figured in Plate IV.
Zecchino, an Italian gold denomination, properly belonging to Venice,
where the first was struck during the reign of Gio. Dandolo (1280-89).
It derived its name from Zecca, the.Venetian form of Giudecca, where the
mint lay. It was probably suggested by the Florentine piece issued
some years earlier, and was in its turn copied elsewhere. It underwent
modifications of type and fabric from time to time. Cristoforo Moro,
Doge (1462-71), had a copper zecchino of the gold type. Francesco
Molini (1646-55), Silvestro Valier (1694-1700), etc., issued pieces of 10 z.
Of Pietro Grimani (1741-52) we have the 24 z. of Paolo Renier
; (1779-
89) the 12 z. ;
and the last Doge, Lod. Manin (1789-97), crowned the list
with a piece of 100 z.
Zehner, a loth part of a thaler. Swiss canton of Chur. The achtzehner
appears to be a multiple of the same piece ; but Whelan describes
it as a silver coin of Sweden.
Zeskin, the name of a silver or billon coin struck by Philip le Bon,
Duke of Burgundy, in 1428, as Count of Holland. Comp. Suskin.
Zlote, zloty, a copper coinage of Poland and the former republic of
Cracow.
Zwaarte and double zwaarte, the Dutch term for the denier noir or
unplated billon money.
Zweier, a copper piece
= 2 pfennigen, current in Styria in the i6th c.
* Zweydrittel, Mecklenburgh, silver, value 2s. Two-thirds of rix dollar.
Danish, value 2s. lod.
Zwolf-groschen, a copper coin or Kippermiinze of Brandenburgh,
1
7th c.