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LOT 2098
Medieval Pewter Circular Pilgrim's Badge
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (12.42 grams, 32 mm).
Discoid in plan with raised rim and inner ring with spokes, central boss and radiating arms and interstitial pellets. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
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Ellipsoid panel with reversed 'INRI' legend surmounted by a vesica flanked by extended wings; pierced for attachment. 2.48 grams, 22 mm
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
INRI for 'Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum', which translates to 'Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews', this inscription having been placed above Jesus' head on the cross during his crucifixion, as recorded in the New Testament.