1462 - 1597 - Setu Type II(1) - Jaffna
Arya Chakravartis Copper masaka
Traditional design of Lanka standing King Type copper masaka of the
Jaffna Arya Chakravartis circ 1462-1597, of Codrington
SETU type II(1).
| SPECIFICATIONS |
| Denomination | One masaka |
| Alloy | Copper |
| Type | Struck |
| Diameter | 20.2 mm |
| Thickness | 1.6 mm |
| Weight | 3.78 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Plain |
| DieAxis | 0° |
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| Codrington 91 ;Mitchiner #868
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Obverse : Standing king; head an oval open to right with crown
consisting two short lines and dot ; Under right arm hanging lamp
symbol with (d) upward lines three on left and two on right. Dhoti
shorter and noline between legs. On right tall fire-alter or standing
lamp the upright of which has (d) cross piece with dot above and
below. To right of this lamp a verticle like a mace ending in a ball at either extreame,
All in a line circle with dots outside.
Reverse : Bull couchant facing left. Crescent and sun above. Tamil legend
SETU below ; large kombu. To right and left of bull a groups
of three dots.
See also SETU - 1462-1597 -
type II (4) coin; and
(6) coin
Text edited from
* Ceylon Coins and Currency: H. W. Codrington, Colombo, 1924.
Chapter VI Mediaeval Lanka - "Setu" Coins - Type II(4), Page 77
* Oriental Coins: Michael Mitchiner, London, Hawkins Publications, 1978.
The coin was scanned at 600dpi and displayed at 300dpi.
It is from part of Lalith Raddella's collection (ex: Raja Wickramasinghe)
I purchased in 2016 December.