FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL Charles IX (1560-1574). Golden half-crown with sun 1563, G, Poitiers. Av. CAROLVS. IX. DEI. G. FRANCO. REX. Crowned shield of France, under a sun. Rv. + XPS. REGNAT. VINCIT. ET. IM. (date) (different). Cross fleurdelisé, with (workshop) within a heart-curved lozenge. Dy.1058 - G.439A (not found) - Sb.4906 - Fr.379 ; Gold - 1.73 g - 21.5 mm - 12 h Top Pop: this is the only graded specimen! PCGS MS61 (1567-B) (55936940). With different LR of the master Léon Regnault. Extremely rare and the first known example, moreover with this legendary variety described in Gadoury 2022. Of a beautiful freshness, the fields hardly rubbed, and golden reflections. Superb at Fleur de coin.