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1739, Tuscany, Emperor Francis Stephen (as Duke). Silver ½ Francescone Coin. R!

Mint year: 1739
Mint Place: Pisa
Reference: MIR 355/2 AG. R!
Denomination: Silver ½ Francescone (5 Paoli)
Condition: Dark spots in obverse, otherwise F+/VF
Ruler: Francis Stephen (as Duke of Tuscany and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
Weight: 13.04gm
Diameter: 36mm
Material: Silver

Obverse: Draped and armored bust of Emperor Francis Stephen right.
Legend: FRANC . III . D . G . LOTH . BAR . ET . M . ETR . D . REX . HIER
Exergue: +

Reverse: Crown above lion´s facing head and coat-of-arms of the Duchy of Tuscany within Toison d'or (Golden Fleece Order).
Legend: IN . TE . DOMI - NE . SPERAVI . PISIS - 1739 .

Francis I (Francis Stephen; 8 December 1708 – 18 August 1765) was Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany, though his wife effectively executed the real powers of those positions. With his wife, Maria Theresa, he was the founder of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty. From 1728 until 1737 he was Duke of Lorraine. In 1737, Francis became managed by France under terms resulting from the War of the Polish Succession. Francis and House of Lorraine received the Grand Duchy of Tuscany in the peace treaty that ended that war. After taking the throne of the Holy Roman Empire, the return of the ancestral duchy of Lorraine went nominally to his brother Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (who was however engaged in ruling the Austrian Netherlands), until succession under derivate house alliances resulted in Lorraine's annexation to France in 1766.