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LOT 2179
Medieval Pewter Five Pellet Cross Pilgrim's Badge
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (9.44 grams, 28 mm).
Cluster (quincunx) of five bosses in cells connected by an outer ring; stud to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
Literature
Cf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, item 208 (five wounds of Christ).
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