2 Thalers - Paul Sixtus I

The Trautson family held their Tyrolean lordships under imperial favor, and Paul Sixtus I was among the most politically connected of the line — his family had served the Habsburgs closely enough to receive the right to strike their own coinage, a privilege that was increasingly scrutinized and curtailed across the Holy Roman Empire during the early seventeenth century. This 2 Thaler was issued the same year the Defenestration of Prague triggered the opening phase of what would become the Thirty Years' War.

Dav EC II#3421 distinguishes this as the second die variety of the type, suggesting at minimum two separate coining sessions for what was already a low-mintage lordship issue.