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LOT 1891
Post Medieval 'Thames' Lead Token Collection
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 in. (88 grams total, 14-26 mm).
Composed of mainly discoid-shaped tokens displaying letters, symbols and geometric motifs. [18, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Thames foreshore spoil, 1980s.
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