Century 3rd BCE. to 1st CE - Lanka
Ruhuna - Elephant and Svastika - Struck
These struck Elephant and Svastika coins are recent finds at Akurugoda
near Tissmaharama in south east Lanka.
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SPECIFICATIONS |
Alloy | Copper | |
Type | Cast |
Diameter | 12.4 mm |
Thickness | 1.6 mm |
Weight | 0.97 gms |
Shape | round |
DieAxis | -90° |
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Obverse : Elephant standing lett with trunk down in line square.
Reverse : The railed Svastika revolving left
This coin found in Akurugoda.
he coin was scanned at 600 dpi and displayed at 500 dpi.
It is from part of Lalith Raddella's collection I purchased in 2016 December.
He had purchased a selection from Raja Wickramasinghe.