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1765, Tuscany, Francis Stephen (as Emperor). Silver Francescone (10 Paoli) Scudo/Thaler Coin. XF!

Mint year: 1765 Mint Place: Pisa, Italy (PISIS) Denomination:  Francescone (10 Paoli) Reference: Davenport 1505, KM-C#8a. R! Ruler: Francis Stephen (as Duke of Tuscany and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire) Condition: A few faint scratches across bust, minor contact-marks in fields, otherwise a nicely toned XF for this 1-year type! Weight: 27.19gm Diameter: 41mm Material: Silver   Obverse: Draped and armored bust of Emperor Francis Stephen right. Lion's face on shoulder drapery. Legend: FRANCISVS . D . G . R . I . S . A . G . H . REX . LOT . BAR . M . D . ETR (privy mark: crossed axes)   Reverse: Crown above double-headed imperial eagle with composite coat-of-arms at chest and sword and scepter in claws. Legend: IN . TE . DOMI - NE . SPERAVI . PISIS - 1765 .

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.