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LOT 2103
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge with Christ on Cross
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.23 grams, 26 mm).
Cross pommee with Corpus Christi in low relief; top absent. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
LiteratureCf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, item 582, for type.
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