Missing thaler of Ferdinand II of Tyrol?

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I am searching for a match to this thaler from my collection but I cannot find it. The closest match in the Numista catalogue seems to be N#17408 but there is not listed any variation with “TIROLI” instead of “TIROLIS” in the legend in revers. There are thalers with “TIROLI” in revers but they have quite different portrait of Ferdinand in obverse and other details differ as well (see N#102720 or N#169327).

 

Lanz has this one as M-T 265 variant:  https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=813894.

 

The bust appears to be slightly larger than on yours, and some small differences in obverse legend (AV in Austria conjoined and AE is same size as other letters), but I think reverse is a match.

Also, Rauch has this one as M-T 265 with obverse legend looking the same as yours, but TIROLIS reverse. https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6273265

 

I don't have access to the M.T. catalog to know if these attributions are correct, but would hope these two auction houses would not make a mistake on an Austrian coin.

  If you agree, we could add this as another variant in the comments section.

I think it is a good solution. Thanks..

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