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LOT 2107
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge with Crown and INRI
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.48 grams, 22 mm).
Ellipsoid panel with reversed 'INRI' legend surmounted by a vesica flanked by extended wings; pierced for attachment. [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 587, for type.
FootnotesINRI for 'Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum', which translates to 'Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews', this inscription having been placed above Jesus' head on the cross during his crucifixion, as recorded in the New Testament.
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