Edward III Series C - D Mule Penny - Mint London

Edward III Fourth Coinage Pre-Treaty Period AD 1351 to 61. Series C / D Mule Penny - Mint London. Mintmark = Cross 1 Obverse: Crowned Bust facing +EDWARDVS REX ANGLI Hooked A in Edward. No stops / Roman N reversely barred (Reverse barred N's = Series C) Reverse: Long cross quartered by trefoil of pellets - annulet in each quarter. CIVI TAS LON DON - Roman N's unbarred (Typical of Series D reverse) LA Lawrence records this mule with no stops in the obverse legend but without the hooked A - LAL C3/D3 see Coinage of Edward III Plate V No 55; however, a hooked A Obverse legend without stops is recorded by LAL for a true Series C Penny (LAL 6/6) therefore this mule combination is otherwise unrecorded. Re Doubleday Sale Lot 402 for 6 off examples North 1149 / 1156 Weight = 1.19 gms Bought M.Vosper November 2010