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LOT 1736
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim Badge of Saint Nicholas
CIRCA 1300 A.D.
1 5/8 in. (7.46 grams, 42 mm).
With facing image of St. Nicholas of Myra in orans pose with spiral-headed crook, Maltese cross motif, frieze of devotees below and arch canopy with enigmatic legend 'NMM[.] AVG[.] OK [..]MEA +'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Forgeais (1822-1878) collection, France, thence by family descent.
with Gallery 51, 21 June 2013, lot 72.
Cf. van Beuningen, H.J.E. & Koldeweij, A.M., Rotterdam paper VIII. Heilig en Profaan 1000 Laatmiddeleeuwse Insignes, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag, 1993, item 295.
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