Italian States, Toscana (Tuscany, Grand Duchy). Francesco Stefano di Lorena AR 1/2 Francescone da 5 Paoli. Firenze (Florence) mint, 1738. ✶ FRANC • III • D • G • LOTH • BAR • ET • M • ETR • D • REX • HIER ✶, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right; date below / • IN • TE • DOMINE • SPERAVI •, crowned arms of Lorraine with shield of Tuscany between laurel branches; PISIS and date below. Pucci 92; MIR 355/1; CNI 8; Galeotti VI, 1-2. 13.21g, 39mm, 6h.

Very Fine. Rare.

From the Mike Ballerini Collection, collector's ticket included.