* The `Puranas' or punch mark
coins.
OBRW:G.71,G.72 G&H442
- G.75 G&H450
- G.82 G&H567
and a dozen more coins
* Elephant and Svastika -- Read Feature Article
Struck:
Pana coin OBRW:H7
coin Double Struck;
Struck:
Pana Eighth coin ;
Sixteenth coin OBRW:H22;
Cast:
Double Pana coin OBRW:H1;
coin 2;
coin cleaned;
Cast:
Pana Quarter coin OBRW:H19;
Eighth coin
* Lion and Svastika
coin;
coin fragment OBRW:E5; -
coin Large: Very Rare
* Horse and Svastika
coin - Extreamly Rare
* Tree and Svastika
coins Many Type and sizes
* The `Lakshmi'
Plaques Many Types and sizes
* Lakshmi series 2
plaque OBRW:H.76
* Brahmi script Inscribed coin with Lakshmi -
line-drawings
* Pandya Symbolic Fish (Cakram) Type
Bull and Tree Cast coin
Elephant Right Struck coin
Tree Counter Marked coin
* Rectangular Bull Type
Standing left - Wheel in Square Frame
coin Cast;
coin Struck;
Standing right - dot in Triangle
coins
* Maneless Lion
coins
* Chera Elephant - Bow and Ankusa Type
coin
* Roman bronzes including Indo-Roman found in Ruhuna, Lanka.
OBRW:
4th Brass: Constantine I G.25
- Theodosius I G.30
Indo Roman Naimana 3rd Brass: G.46
4th Brass G.50
- G.52
- G.56
and six more coins.
Some Plate Specimens
from the collection published in OBRW book.
Ruhuna. The Ancient Civilization Re-Visited
* Brahmi script Inscribed
token Wheels OBRW:A.26
* Inscribed
token Elephant OBRW:E.22
* Inscribed Tortoise shaped
token OBRW:E.30
* Leopard with Brahmi inscribed token
* Brahmi script Inscribed token Floral design.
* Brahmi script Inscribed token 1;
token 2
* Brahmi inscribed Fish shaped token
* Collection of Inscribed Lead tokens from Ruhuna
* Naga Kings of Padmawati (170-350 CE) - Bull with Legend
coins
* Pallava Lion and Pot Type coin
* Kongu Lion Type
coin
* Ranthambhor Standing Lion Silver 1275 CE
coin
* Pandya Fish between Stands Type
coin
* Pandya Bull and Fish Type
- smaller LR coin
- larger RL coin
* Fish and Sceptre Chola type coin.
* Uttama Chola Silver Kasu
coin
The
Chola occupation of Lanka. 993 - 1070
* Raja Raja Lanka type gold Madai
coin
* Seated King, Lanka type RajaRaja Copper Masaka
coins
- Buddha Footprint coin
* Seated Tiger, Yuddhamalla Thanjavu type gold
coin
* Rajendra Chola Gold Kasu
coin
* Gangai Konda Chola silver Kasu
coin
* Standing Bull Chola type Copper Masaka
coins
* SETU - Jaffna - Arya Chakravartis Copper Masaka -
- 1284-1410 - type I
(1) coin;
(2) coin; and
(3) coin
- 1462-1597 - type II
(1) coin;
(4) coin;
(6) coin;
(7) coin;
* Gajapati gold
Pagoda coin and
Fanam coin
* Hoysalas gold Fanam
coin
* 641-668 CE Byzantine Gold Solidus
coin
* 1180-1225 CE Al-Nasir Gold Abbasid Dinar
coin
The Sovereign Lakdiva
7th Cen. CE Siri Sanga Bodhi coin extremely rare
Anonymous Lanka type gold Kahavanu, Pala and Aka coins
The Polonnaruva Period from 11th to 13 Century CE.
* 1055-1110 VijayaBahu I gold Kahavanu coin : Rare
* Sinhala Monarchs Masaka
coins -
Identify
Polonnaruva Period.
* 1153-1186 ParakramaBahu the Great:
Silver Nikkha coin;
Copper Masaka coin; and
Eighth coin : Scarce
* 1187-1196 NissankaMalla
Silver Nikkha coin; and
Copper Masaka coin : Rare
* 1196-1197 Codaganga
Silver Nikkha coin; and
Copper Masaka coin : Very Rare
* 1197_1211 Lilavati
Silver Nikkha coin; and
Copper Masaka coin
* 1200_1202 Sahasamalla
Copper Masaka coin
* 1208_1209 DharmasokaDeva
Copper Masaka coin -
Eighth Masaka coin : Extreamly Rare.
Dambadeniya Period
* 1236_1271 ParakramaBahu II Masaka
coin
* 1271_1273 Vijayabahu IV Masaka
coin
* 1273_1284 BhuvanaikaBahu Masaka
coin
* 1391_1397 Vira Bahu II Standing Bull Masaka
coin
Kotte Period.
* 1415_1468 ParakramaBahu VI Masaka
coin : Scarce
Local Coins during Colonial Period
* Kandyan Larin
coins
* Kotte Panama
coin
* Kandyan Panama
coin
The Portuguese Occupation 1505 to 1655 : Coins of Ceilao. Map
Foreign Coins that circulated in Portugese Ceilao
* 1520-1594 - Ottoman Empire gold Othmanli
coins
* 1570-1577 - Alvise Moceenigo Venetian gold Ducat
coin
Coins from Goa and Mallaca
* 1598-1621 Filipe II :
Bazaruco Half coin
* 1621-1640 Filipe III : 163x Gold St Thome :
G A coin
163x Silver D M :
Xerafim A M coin -
½ M A coin -
¼ A M coin
* 1640-1656 Joao IV : 1650 Cross
Xerafim coin -
St John Two Tanga coin
Coins issued for or in Ceilao
* 1521-1527 Joao III :
Bazaruco Eighth coin
* 1598-1621 Filipe II :
Copper Bazaruco Half coin -
Silver Tanga GridIron coin
* 1621-1640 Filipe III :
Tutenag Bazaruco GridIron Half coin -
SLourenco coin(RRR)
Silver 1631 SL Tanga coin -
1640 CLo Tanga coin
* 1640-1656 Joao IV :
Silver Goa
D S Asia 1641 Tanga coin -
Two Tanga coin
1645 GridIron GA Tanga coin -
BO Two Tanga coin
The Dutch VOC Occupation 1656 to 1795 : Coins of Ceilon. Map
Silver Coins VOC counter marked for use in Dutch period in Ceilon
* Colombo: VOC-C on 4Shasii AH1064 Abbasi
coin
* Jaffna: VOC-I + R on Goa St John 1652 double Tanga
coin
* Galle: GALL on Goa St John 165x double Tanga
coin
Coins from Dutch Batavia and South India which circulated in Ceilon
* 1644 . . . . . - Batavia VOC 1/2 Stuiver copper cast
coin
* 1646-1794 - Dutch VOC Pulicat copper Dump
coins
* 1700-1784 - Dutch VOC Negapatnam copper Dump
coins
* 1747-1784 - Negapatnam gold Porto Novo one Swami Pagoda
coin
* 1761-1782 - Mysore gold Haidar Ali two Swami Pagoda
coin
Foreign Coins that circulated in Dutch Ceilon
* 1779-1789 - Paolo Ranieri Venetian gold Ducat
coin
* 1113 AH . . . - Surat Silver rupee
: Treasure of the Great Basses Reef.
1695-1701 -
Encrusted coin -
Cleaned coin -
Aurangzeb coins
Coins from the United Provinces Netherlands that circulated in Ceilon
* 1750-1780 - Gold Trade Ducat;
Holland: coin
* 1772-1793 - Silver Rider Ducatoon;
Holland: coin
* 1606-1672 - Silver Rijks Daalder;
Zeeland: coin
* 1606-1699 - Lion Daalder - the original silver Dollar;
West Friesland: coin
* 1694-1794 - Liberty Guilders - 20 Stuivers;
Gelderland: coin;
Holand: coin
* 1694-1794 - Standing Liberty X Stuivers;
Holand: coin
* 1601 . . . . . - Roos-Schelling - 6 Stuivers;
Holland: coin
* 1671-1767 - Scheepjes-Schelling - 6 Stuiver;
Holland: coin;
West Friesland: coin;
Zeeland: coin
* 1672-1738 - Hoedjes-Schelling - 6 Stivers;
Zeeland: coin
* 1681-1691 - Ryder-Schelling - 6 Stivers;
Campen: coin;
Daventer: coin;
. . . . . . . . -
Zutphen: coin
* 1601 . . . . - Arend-Schelling - 6 Stivers;
Zwolle: coin
* 1614-1675 - Lion of the Provinces Doubbeltjes - 2 Stuivers;
Gelderland: coin;
. . . . . . . . -
Kampen: coin;
Overijssel: coin;
West Friesland: coin;
Zeeland: coin
* 1672-1794 - Crowned Provincial Arms Doubbeltjes - 2 Stuivers;
Holland: coin;
. . . . . . . . -
West Friesland: coin;
Zeeland: coin
* 1786-1792 - Crowned Federation Arms Doubbeltjes - 2 Stuivers;
Gelderland: coin
* 1738-1764 - Bezem Stuiver;
Friesland: coin;
Holland: coin
* 1681-1737 - Provincial Arms Stuiver;
Holland: coin;
Zeeland: coin
VOC Coins which circulated in Ceilon
* 1728-1741 - Silver Rider Ducatoon;
Holland: coin
* 1786-1791 - Guilder;
Utrecht: coin
* 1786-1791 - Ten Stuiver;
West Friesland: coin
* 1726-1795 - Duit;
Gelderland: coin;
Holland: coin;
Utrecht: coin;
. . . . . . . . -
West Friesland: coin;
Zeeland: coin
* 1749-1790 - Half Duit;
Gelderland: coin;
Holland: coin;
Utrecht: coin;
. . . . . . . . -
West Friesland: coin;
Zeeland: coin
Dutch Colonial coins minted for or in Ceilon
* 1695 . . . . . - Dutch Kali Negapatnam copper Dump
coins
* 1660-1720 - Dutch Wreath Series copper Dump
coins
* 1747 . . . . . - අත් මිල Ath Mila - 1/8 Duit - Tin-Lead
coin
* 1783-1795 - Colombo Jaffna Galle Trincomalee VOC copper Dump
coins
* 1783-1794 - Tuticorin/Colombo gold Porto Novo one Swami Pagoda
coin
* 1784-1786 - Colombo Silver Rupiyal
1784 coin
* 1787-1789 - Colombo Silver Rupiyal
1787 coin
* 1785 . . . . . - Colombo VOC 4 3/4 stuiver Bonk bar
coin : Old Forgery ?
* 178Z-1786 - Colombo VOC Dove on mango tree tin dump
coin
* 1789-1791 - Colombo VOC Lead dump 1 DT
coin
* 1792-1793 - Colombo VOC Lead dump 1 DUIT
coin
The British Stiver Period 1796 to 1824 : Coins of Ceylon Map
United East India Company
* 1794-1797 - Madras Presidency -
Dub coin;
Half Dub coin
Foreign Coins that circulated in Ceylon
* 1740-1807 - Madras gold Three Swami Pagoda
coin
* 1740-1807 - Madras gold Star one Swami Pagoda
coin
* 1799-1831 - Mysore gold Krishna Raja two Swami Pagoda
coin
* 1817 . . . . . - Spanish gold Ferdin VII Half Escudo
coin
British colonial coins minted for or in Ceylon
* 1801-1816 - Copper Elephant dump
coins
* 1802 . . . . . - Copper Elephant mint
coins
* 1803-1809 - Silver Elephant dump
coins
* 1813 . . . . . - Copper C.G 1/4 Pice
coin : Photo
* 1814 . . . . . - Silver Fanam Token
coin
* 1815 . . . . . - Georgius III Elephant copper stiver
coins
* 1821 . . . . . - Georgius IV Elephant silver Rix Dollar
coin
* 1822 . . . . . - Silver `Anchor' Fractional Spanish Dollar
coins
* 1823 . . . . . - Crown Counter-Marked Madras
Rupee coin;
Quarter coin
The
British Sterling Period1825 to 1869 : Coins of Ceylon.
* 1852-1869 Queen Victoria Shield
Sovereign
- Half Sovereign
* 1857-1869 Queen Victoria Australia
Sovereign
- Half Sovereign
* 1841 - 1890 - Coffee Mills Token coins
Foreign Coins which were legal Tender in Ceylon
* 1892 - 1893 Portuguese Silver Rupee
coin
The
British Monarchs1870 to 1947.
* 1870-1901 - Queen Victoria
coins
* 1902-1910 - Edward VII King & Emperor
coins -
Sovereign
* 1911-1929 - George V King and Emperor of India
coins -
Sovereign
* 1937-1945 - George VI King and Emperor of India
coins
The Independent Lanka1948 to 1971.
* 1951 . . . . . - King George the Sixth
coins
* 1955-1957 - Queen Elizabeth Second
coin
* 1963-1971 - Lanka Definitive issue
coins
The Republic of Sri Lanka1972 - current.
* 1972-2016 - Sri Lanka Definitive issue
coins
* 2017 . . . . . - Sri Lanka Definitive issue (new)
coins
* 1957-2012 - Commemorative Issues coins - CLT - NCLT - Thematic - 50th
* 1796-1869 - Rare
Patterns
* 1870-1949 - Rare
Patterns
* 1950-1985 - Rare
Patterns
* Gold Sovereigns
* Miscelaneous medals
* Telephone tokens
* Amusment tokens from Slot Machines.
* Casino tokens
* 1821 . . . . - Gold gilt oversize Ceylon Rix Dollar
Medal.
* 1936 . . . . - Edward VIII Fantasy Medal
Crown(1954) -
Sovereign(1984)
* 1978 . . . . - Sri Lanka Large Cent
coin
