3/3
Rev.
SALVTI AVGVSTOR TR P XVI COS III S C
Salus, draped, standing left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar.

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2/3
Obv.
IMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG P M
Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right.

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Rev.
SECVRITATI PERPETVAE S C
Securitas, draped, seated right on low seat, propping head on right hand and holding sceptre in left hand; in front, altar.

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Obv.
M AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT
Bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.

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5/5
... identifying the name of the saint and surrounded by an inscription allusive to India, which by tradition is associated with the evangelising action of that same apostle.

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4/5
... The reverse has a representation of Saint Thomas standing to the left, flanked by two monetary letters ...

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3/5
... The obverse shows the typical representation of the crowned coat of arms of the kingdom, surrounded by an inscription allusive to the name of João III and his position as King of Portugal and the Algarves. ...

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2/5
The escudo of Saint Thomas marks the moment when the renaissance aesthetic was used in the metallic specimens in circulation. ...

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6/6
... It is part of the exhibition “Farmers and Shepherds of Prehistory - Testimonies of the Sintra Region”, at the S. Miguel de Odrinhas Archaeological Museum.

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5/6
... is often engraved on equine (as in this case) or cervid phalanges, certainly representing a female deity. ...

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