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LOT 1403
Medieval 'Thames' Bifacial Pewter Wine Tavern Token
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (0.65 grams, 16 mm).
Disc token with bird-and-cross motif to the obverse, hatched reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984.
Property of an Essex collector.
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LOT 1403
Medieval 'Thames' Bifacial Pewter Wine Tavern Token
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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