FRANCE, Royal. François I le Pére et Restaurateur des Lettres (the Father and Restorer of Letters). 1515-1547. AR Douzain à la croisette (2.23 g, 1h). Aix-en-Provence mint. Authorized 19 March 1541. Crowned coat-of-arms; 7 below; all within double tressure of eight arcs, each arc ending in pellet / Cross with central pellet; 7 below within double tressure of four arcs, each arc ending in pellet. Duplessy 927; Ciani 1170. Toned. VF.
From the David J. Fleischmann Collection. Ex Pegasi XII (8 November 2005), lot 743.