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Medieval 'Thames' Bifacial Pewter Wine Tavern Token Medieval 'Thames' Bifacial Pewter Wine Tavern Token Medieval 'Thames' Bifacial Pewter Wine Tavern Token
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LOT 1659

Medieval 'Thames' Bifacial Pewter Wine Tavern Token

CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

5/8 in. (0.56 grams, 17 mm).

Obverse with wayfarer in profile wearing hooded cloak and carrying a staff and bundle, reverse with quatrefoil. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984.
Property of an Essex collector.

CONDITION
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LOT 1659

Medieval 'Thames' Bifacial Pewter Wine Tavern Token

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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