Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge with Henry VI

CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

7/8 in. (3.17 grams, 22 mm).

Lozengiform plaque with low-relief facing image of Henry VI with processional cross; pellets to the border; pin to the reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found on the Thames foreshore, circa 2000.

Literature

Cf. Spencer, B., Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges, Woodbridge, 2010, items.27, 30, for type.

CONDITION

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