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LOT 1329
Medieval 'Thames' Pewter Pilgrim's Badge Group
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.07 grams total, 19-22 mm).
Group of two discoid badges one with central dome and radiating lines, the other with hatched bands and pellets. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984.
Property of an Essex collector.
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