FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL Francis I (1515-1547). Grossone d'argent ND (1515-1516), Milan. Av. FR'. D. G. FR - ANCOR'. R'. Saint Ambrose nimbed, seated frontally in an armchair, holding whip and crozier. Rv. (head of Saint Ambrose) MEDIOLANI. DVX. ET. C'. Crowned shield quarterly of France-Milan. Dy.958 - MIR.261/1 ; Silver - 9,45 g - 27 mm - 12 h Top Pop: this is the only graded example! With an old penciled label "M.2596 - 800 F" (NB: this is not the copy in the Marchéville collection). PCGS XF45 (55936801). Test marks on the edge at 3 and 9 o'clock. Slightly irregular blank, and the strike off-centre on the reverse. Regular wear with a grey patina. TTB to Superb.