Italian States, Toscana (Tuscany, Grand Duchy). Leopold II di Lorena AR 1/2 Francescone da 5 Paoli. Firenze (Florence) mint, 1829. Cosimo Ridolfi, moneyer; Pietro Cinganelli, die engraver. LEOPOLDVS II • D • G • P • I • A • P • R • H • ET B • A • A • MAGN • DVX ETR •, head to right; P. C. and heraldic hills below / SVSCEPTOR NOSTER DEVS, crowned arms of Lorraine, Austria and Tuscany, superimposed on cross of St. Stephen with collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, two crossed flags behind; PISIS and date • below. Edge inscription: DUE FIORINI • CINQUE PAOLI •. Pucci 22; MIR 450/3; Pagani 124; Gigante 28. 13.61g, 31mm, 6h.

Near Extremely Fine; pleasant tone.

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