Regensburg's fractional gold coinage of this period reflects the city's peculiar status as host to the Immerwährender Reichstag — the Perpetual Diet of the Holy Roman Empire, which sat there continuously from 1663 until Napoleon dissolved it in 1806. The diplomatic traffic that generated made hard, small-denomination gold a practical necessity for daily transactions among ambassadors, clerks, and petty officials.
At 0.2 grams, losses from handling alone were significant. Survivors in any condition are scarce.
Regensburg's fractional gold coinage of this period reflects the city's peculiar status as host to the Immerwährender Reichstag — the Perpetual Diet of the Holy Roman Empire, which sat there continuously from 1663 until Napoleon dissolved it in 1806. The diplomatic traffic that generated made hard, small-denomination gold a practical necessity for daily transactions among ambassadors, clerks, and petty officials.
At 0.2 grams, losses from handling alone were significant. Survivors in any condition are scarce.