Century 3rd BCE. to 1st CE - Lanka
Lead Token with Lady and Elephant

This Lead token found in Akurugoda is Plate Specimen F.1 illustrated in 1999 book by Osmund Bopearachchi and Rajah Wickramasinhe Ruhuna. An Ancient Civilization Re-visited .

SPECIFICATIONS
AlloyPb
TypeCast
Diameter18.0 mm
Thickness2.6 mm
Weight3.04 gms
MintRuhuna
OBRW_F1_OBVERSE OBRW_F1_REVERSE

Obverse : Maiden standing with right leg bent back. Right hand with mirror, held up to face,left hand holding her long plait extending to her hip. Trident symbol in front.
Reverse : Tusked Elephant facing right.

The coloured Artwork of lady; a realistic representation of the stylised drawing on coin, is by Wildlife Artist Sanjaya Weeratunge.

OBRW_A_drawing

Click here for longer discussion of items from Ancient Ruhuna and links to other Plate coins from this book in the lakdiva collection.

The specimen was scanned at 600 dpi and displayed at 400 dpi.
It was obtained in 2016 May from Lalith Raddella in Colombo who had purchased a selection from Raja Wickramasinghe.

A modern Replica of this lead token is documented.