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LOT 2230
Medieval Pewter Saint Edmund's Pilgrim's Badge
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (3.46 grams, 29 mm).
Comprising a crescentic base with bowmen flanking a tree with a standing figure; King (later Saint) Edmund's martyrdom. [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 248, for type.
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