2 Thalers

Regensburg's double thaler issues of this period were struck against the backdrop of the city's unique constitutional position — it hosted the Immerwährender Reichstag, the permanently convened Imperial Diet that had sat without dissolution since 1663. The city mint used this prestige aggressively, producing heavy silver pieces that circulated as much as political statements among the assembled envoys as they did as currency.

Beckenbach 6103 is among the scarcer attributions in the Free City's late series. Production was constrained by Regensburg's modest economic base relative to the larger Imperial cities.