Italian States, Toscana (Tuscany, Grand Duchy). Francesco Stefano di Lorena AR 1/2 Francescone da 5 Paoli. Firenze (Florence) mint, 1745. Carlo La Garde, moneyer. [FR]ANCISCVS • D • G • R • I • S • A • G • HIER • REX • LOTH • BAR • M • D • ETR, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right; stork below / IN • TE • DOMINE • SPERAVI, crowned double-headed imperial eagle with arms; PISIS and date below. Pucci 144 (this coin); MIR 364/1; CNI -; Galeotti -. 13.35g, 34mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine. Extremely Rare.

This coin published in A. Pucci, Le Monete della Zecca di Firenze: “monetazione mercantile” epoca Lorenese 1737-1859. Part I (2007).
From the Mike Ballerini Collection, collector's ticket included.