★ Écu d'or au soleil 1566 A ★

FRANCE, Royal. Charles IX, 1560-1574. Écu d'or au soleil 1566 A (Gold, 25 mm, 3.40 g, 2 h), Paris. ✱CAROLVS VIIII D✱G FRANC•REX MDLXVI Crowned coat of arms. Rev. ✱CHRISTVS REGNAT VINCIT ✠ ET IMPERAT Large cross fleury with A in center. Duplessy 1057. Friedberg 378. Gadoury 442. Minor scratches, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

From an American collection, privately acquired from Münzen und Medaillen AG in the 1990s (with original dealer's ticket).