Reference from Flon, D. Histoire monétaire de la Lorraine et des trois évêchés.

[Joe Sermarini]

I do not have Flon, D. Histoire monétaire de la Lorraine et des trois évêchés. (Nancy, 2002).  If you have it, please confirm or correct the following reference:

France, Duchy of Lorraine, Francois I, 1544 - 1545
ME114585. Billon denier, Boudeau 1518 (3f), Flon p. 602, 3, weight 1.148 g, maximum diameter 19.2 mm, die axis 180o, Nancy mint, 1544 - 1545; obverse + FRAnCISCVS+ D+ G+ LOTHO, crowned shield of Lorraine and Bar; reverse + mOnETA+ F - ACTA+ NAN, sword, point dividing legend; very rare

Other references, comments, corrections, etc. are, of course, also welcome and desired. Thanks!

[Anaximander]

Alas, I do not have Flon's work.

For my almost-identical coin of Feudal France, Lorraine, Antoine le Bon (1508-1544), I used de Saulcy, Roberts, and Boudeau.  I could only pull down de Saulcy one page at a time, so had focused uniquely on Francois I's predecessor, Antoine le Bon.  I've just pulled down the paltry four pages for Francois I (3 txt, 1 plate), and will try to add something useful here.

Fingers crossed...

... and here's what I found:  Plate XVII #4. Near match. the obverse legend may have been misread (it's described as being heavily worn).
+ FRANCISCVS + C + D + LOTHO Shield of Lorraine and Bar. / MONETA + FACTA + NAN. Sword point down. 1.8 gm.

Also:  Roberts SCMF 9441 references that same coin in de Saulcy (L.17.4 = Illustration Sources on p. 509 = Part 4, Feudal France)

[Joe Sermarini]

Thank Anaximander!

[Anaximander]

One more thing...  From a French website comes a snippet of information and a much better photo.  You may have Flon #5 or variant.