FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL François I (1515-1547). Half-crowned Or, ND (after 1541), A, Paris. Av. FRANCISCVS: DEI: GRA: FRANCORVM: REX. Crowned shield of France below a sun (workshop). Rv. + XPS: VINCIT (different) XPS: REGNAT: XPS: IMPERAT. Bored plain cross within leafy polylobe. Dy.890 - Sb.4880 - G.309 = this specimen - Fr.352 ; Gold - 1,67 g - 19,5 mm - 5 h This is the second highest grade! From the MDC 4 sale, 15 November 2018, No. 367 and the example illustrating Gadoury, Louis XI à Henri IV, p.131. PCGS AU55 (59842653). With merlette by Sébastien de Riberolles. Slightly irregular blank with regular wear and minimal marks. Golden patina. TTB to Superb.