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LOT 1735
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge for Maria
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (1.99 grams, 32 mm).
Displaying an openwork crowned blackletter 'M' with attachment or suspension loop below. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEuropean collection, 1990s.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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