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LOT 1711
Medieval 'Thames' Pewter Button Group
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (20.8 grams total, 14-15 mm).
With domed outer face and attachment loop to the reverse; granule ornament to apex. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984.
Property of an Essex collector.
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