1462 - 1597 - Setu Type II(6) - Jaffna
Arya Chakravartis Copper masaka

SPECIFICATIONS Denomination One masaka Alloy Copper Type Struck Diameter 18.8 mm Thickness 1.9 mm Weight 3.12 gms Shape Round Edge Plain DieAxis O°
Denomination One masaka Alloy Copper Diameter 19.0 mm Thickness  mm Weight 4.03 gms DieAxis O°
	Codrington 95 ;Mitchiner #868

Obverse : Standing king with crown consisting three dots, line and dot ; body broad, arms raised. Below body a line following the contour at each end of which is a dot. Below and separated from this line hangs the Dhoti To the left two semicircles with dot above each disposed virtically ; to right lamp, the stem of which consists of a large ball between two smaller balls, and the head of a horizontal line curved upwards at either end enclosing a flame. On either side of figure two dots. All within cicle of dashes.
Reverse : Bull couchant facing left. Crescent and sun above. Tamil legend SETU below ; large kombu. To right and left of bull a group of three dots.

The upper coin struck low on obverse has head of king off flan while the lower coin struck low on reverse has head of Bull off flan.

See also earlier SETU - 1462 - 1597 - type II (1) coin and (4) coin.

Text edited from
* Ceylon Coins and Currency: H. W. Codrington, Colombo, 1924.
Chapter VI Mediaeval Lanka - "Setu" Coins - Type II(3)(iii)-Varient, Page 77
* Oriental Coins: Michael Mitchiner, London, Hawkins Publications, 1978.

The upper coin was scanned at 600dpi and displayed at 300dpi. It was obtained in 2008 April from a local dealer in Polonnaruwa, Lanka.
The lower coin coin was scanned at 300dpi and displayed at 300dpi. It was obtained in 2001 December from O. M. R. Sirisena an expert collector in Colombo, Lanka.