Ave!

Cross, Roman Catholic, Saint Thomas Aquinas, 18th-19th Century

Copper alloy; 47mm/5.5gm

Con/ Minor loss of patina, otherwise, as Struck.

Obv/ THOM AQVIN; Saint Thomas Aquinas, nimbate, standing right and holding hands in prayerful attitude, gazing Heavenwards.

Rev/ CRUX MIHI CERTA SALVUS CRUX EST QUA SEMPER ADORO CRUX DOMINE MECUM CRUX MIHI = "THE CROSS IS MY SURE SALVATION. THE CROSS IS WHICH I ALWAYS ADORATE. THE CROSS, LORD, IS WITH ME. THE CROSS IS MY SURE SALVATION."

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