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LOT 2255
Medieval Pewter Sacred Heart Pilgrim's Badge
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.51 grams, 19 mm).
With a hatched obverse surface, a transverse pelletted line. [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 982, for type.
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