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LOT 2092
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.14 grams, 24 mm).
Openwork hexafoil with granulated lobes between the petals, recessed dome to centre, with pin. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
Literature
Cf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, items 724-6, for type.
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