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LOT 1352
Medieval 'Thames' Castle Secular Badge with Key Below Draw Bridge
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.6 grams, 25 mm).
A copper-alloy secular badge in the form of a turreted castle, with drawbridge below crenelated gateway, detailing to the windows and stonework; two attachment loops to the reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found on the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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LOT 1352
Medieval 'Thames' Castle Secular Badge with Key Below Draw Bridge
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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