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LOT 2254
Medieval Pewter Thomas Becket Pilgrim's Badge
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (0.93 grams, 18 mm).
Annular in form with central facing mask of Beckett. [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 473, for type.
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