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LOT 1614
Medieval Thames Pewter Bifacial Wine Tavern Token
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (0.61 grams, 1.6 cm).
Of discoid form with designs in relief: a hatched Christian cross with ornament to each quarter; a fleur-de-lis against a hatched field. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
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