FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL François I (1515-1547). Gold shield with sun 13th type (unpublished reverse at 4 F) ND (1540), L, Bayonne. Av. (different) (anchor) FRANCISCVS: D: GRACIA: FRA: REX. Crowned shield of France, below a sun (workshop). Rv. :+: (different) (anchor) XPS: VINCIT: XPS: REGNAT: XPS: IMP. Cross flory with quatrefoil in heart between four F. Dy - - Sb - - G.335 BIS (becomes 13th type) - Fr - ; Gold - 3,38 g - 25,5 mm - 7 h Top Pop: this is the only graded example! PCGS AU50 (55936770). Unusual type with 4 F on the reverse instead of two F and two lilies! Absent from reference works, including Gadoury 2022, where it becomes G.335 BIS. Traces on the edge and the blank slightly fogged. VERY GOOD.