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LOT 1389
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge with Saint
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.18 grams, 21 mm).
Lozengiform plaque with low-relief facing image of a saint with processional cross; pellets to the border; pin to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on the Thames Foreshore, circa 2000.
LiteratureCf. Spencer, B., Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges, Woodbridge, 2010, items 27, 30, for type.
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