FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL Charles IX (1560-1574). Golden shield with sun 1565, G, Poitiers. Av. CAROLVS. IX. DEI. G. FRANCOR. REX. Crowned shield of France under a sun. Rv. + XPS. REGNAT. VINCIT. ET. IMP. (date) (different). Cross fleurdelisé with (workshop) within a rhombus curved into a heart. Dy.1057 - G.442A2 - Fr.378 ; Gold - 3.31 g - 25.5 mm - 9 h PCGS Genuine Devices Outlined-XF Detail (55936960). Variety of reverse legend reported in Gadoury 2022. Centred and regular strike, with only light circulation wear. Superb.