FRANCE, Royal. François I le Pére et Restaurateur des Lettres (the Father and Restorer of Letters). 1515-1547. AR Teston (28mm, 9.25 g, 6h). 3rd Type. Paris mint. Crowned and mantled bust right; pellet beneath the 18th letter / Crowned coat-of-arms within tressure of arches; pellet beneath the 18th letter. Duplessy 794; Ciani 1113. Toned, mount marks. Near VF.
From the David J. Fleischmann Collection. Ex Pegasi XIII (8 November 2005), lot 751.