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LOT 0374
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge of Archbishop Thomas Becket
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (5.28 grams, 38 mm).
Comprising the facing bust of Thomas Becket wearing his mitre and with flanking tracery, a carinated ring with reserved legend 'SANCTVS' (holy, saint) and a pin to the reverse.
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 114.
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LOT 0374
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge of Archbishop Thomas Becket
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
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