Königstein's county was absorbed into Electoral Mainz the following year, making 1546 effectively the final year of independent coinage under the counts. Louis — Ludwig II — struck this double thaler as the territory was already under severe financial and political pressure from surrounding powers. Few issues from this county survive in any form; the Königstein series is thin by any measure, and the double thaler denomination represents the most ambitious striking the mint ever attempted.
Königstein's county was absorbed into Electoral Mainz the following year, making 1546 effectively the final year of independent coinage under the counts. Louis — Ludwig II — struck this double thaler as the territory was already under severe financial and political pressure from surrounding powers. Few issues from this county survive in any form; the Königstein series is thin by any measure, and the double thaler denomination represents the most ambitious striking the mint ever attempted.