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LOT 1283
Medieval 'Thames' Secular Badge Collection
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 in. (6.6 grams total, 20-24 mm).
A mixed group of lead-alloy badges and fragments comprising; a ring with facing mask to the centre, enigmatic legend 'DSMLAOCNA'; a hatched panel with frond emerging from the upper edge; a phallus; a crossbow with stirrup. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found on the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985.
Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.
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