COINS FROM MALACCA, 193 
for ‘Bassein,’ one of the mint towns, or for ‘Bastardo, the name 
of the largest tin coin. The arrows are symbolic of the martyrdom 
of St. Sebastian after whom the king was called. Thesize of the 
coin is 80 mm. = 1,3, in; weight 11.3 to 11.9 grammes (pl. I, figs. 
A and 4*), 
Another coin, which very probably also belongs to this reign, 
bears on the obverse the letters Band A, with three crossed 
arrows between them, and on the reverse the sphere. The coin 
is too small for the letter B to stand for ‘Bastardo,’ and it is pro- 
bably the mint mark of Bassein, whilst the letter A may stand 
either for ‘Asia’ or ‘Albuquerque’ (see above p. 190). The three 
crossed arrows show that the coin was struck during the reign of 
Sebastian, like the previous coin, and the two dots above them 
probably indicate its value in dinheiros. Eight specimens were 
found: size 17 mm. —4in; weight 3.5 to 3.7 grammes (pl. II, 
figs. 12 and 12°). 
The coin pictured on pl. I, fig. 1, of which there is only one 
specimen, was probably struck at Goa, as its obverse bears a 
device very like the wheel, the symbol of the martyrdom of St. 
Catherine, the patron saint of Goa. This wheel is often found 
on coins struck at Goa, as it commemorates the conquest of 
Goa by the Portuguese on St. Catherine’s Day, November 25th, 
1510. Its reverse is entirely smooth. Size 27 mm. = 1,;, in.; 
weight 8.9 grammes. 
A small coin, represented by five specimens, shows on the 
obverse a coat-of-arms, and on the reverse a ship, but no inscrip- 
tion whatever. Size 18 mm.—#in.; weight 2.2 to 2.4 
grammes (pl. I, figs 6 and 6°). 
A considerably larger coin shews on the obverse the coat- 
of-arms, and on the reverse the sphere, but has no inscription 
either. There are five specimens of it. Size 28 mm.—1} in.; 
weight 10 to 11.2 grammes (pl. I, figs. 3 and 3°). 
Finally there is a coin represented by only one specimen 
shewing on the obverse a small coat-of-arms surrounded by 
large and deeply impressed Roman letters, and on the reverse 
the sphere. Notwithstanding that the letters are deeply im- 
pressed and only little worn, they are so very rough, that my 
efforts to decipher them have not been successful. Size 24 mm. 
= }2 in; weight 3.7 grammes (pl. II, fig. 7). 
R. A. Soc., No, 39, 1903, 
