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LOT 2202
Medieval Pewter Knights of St Anthony Pilgrim's Badge
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.51 grams, 20 mm).
Discoid with integral pierced lug; obverse with standing figure holding a staff (St. Anthony); reverse with Tau cross. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
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