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4 Ducats
| Issuer | Free city of Regensburg (German States) |
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| Year | 1664 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the Imperial double-headed eagle of the Holy Roman Empire, displayed with wings spread, each head crowned individually beneath a single imperial crown surmounted by a cross. The eagle's breast bears a quartered heraldic shield of the Habsburg dynasty. The talons hold a sword and sceptre respectively, and elaborate Baroque scroll ornament fills the lower field. The circumferential legend in Roman capitals reads LEOPOLDVS D G ROM IMP SEMP AVG, identifying the reigning Emperor Leopold I. |
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| Mint | Regensburg Mint |
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Regensburg was the permanent seat of the Imperial Diet (Immerwährender Reichstag) from 1663, the very year before this coin was struck, making the timing pointed — the city was asserting its financial credibility as a host to the assembled estates of the Holy Roman Empire. Four-ducat pieces were not circulation coinage; they served as presentation pieces and diplomatic gifts, exchanged among the kind of men who were, at that precise moment, convening in Regensburg itself.
The .986 fine gold standard matched the traditional Venetian ducat fineness the issue emulated by name and weight convention.