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LOT 2123
Medieval Pewter Wine Tavern Token with Lamb of God
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (0.75 grams, 15 mm).
Disc with pelletted rim, ring with profile lamb supporting a processional cross; 'Agnus Dei' motif. [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 608, for openwork version of the motif.
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