Pewter, 2.87 grams, 40.07 mm. 15th century AD. A pilgrim badge in the form of an armed angel. The left arm is bordered by a feathered wing, a traditional emblem of St. Michael, and grasps a tilting helm by the mantle. The lower body is shown wearing a surcoat. In medieavl tradition St. Michael was an archangel and leader of the forces of heaven in the struggle with those of hell, hence the military attributes. Reference: Mitchener, M. Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Bades, Sanderstead, 1986, p.96. Good fine condition. Provenance: from the Thames foreshore at Southwark.