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LOT 0373
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge of Archbishop Thomas Becket
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (3.33 grams, 31 mm).
Head of Thomas Becket wearing archbishop's mitre; pin to reverse.
Provenance
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
Literature
Cf. Spencer, B., Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges, Woodbridge, 2010, item 26b, 26c, 48, 49, 139.
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LOT 0373
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge of Archbishop Thomas Becket
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
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