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LOT 2267
Medieval Pewter Badge with Agnus Dei
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (13.2 grams, 32 mm).
Discoid in plan with beaded border to a rectangular field, low-relief Agnus Dei advancing with nimbus to the animal's head, outer end of banner behind its rump; cross and pellet casting marks to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
LiteratureCf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, item 608, for an openwork version of the type.
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