The ancient kingdom of Ruhuna in south-East Sri Lanka, was an
important historical site, and has
yielded many
ancient artifacts including coins over the 1980-2000 decades.
Some of these finds have been published in catalog
Ruhuna. An Ancient Civilisation Re-visited.
Numismatic and Archaeological evidence on Inland and Maritime trade.
by Osmund Bopearachchi and Rajah M. Wickramasinhe.
1999, Nugegoda, SriLanka.
145p 43 plates (2 in color) : 30 cm
Please read reviews of this book in Sunday Times and by Jan Lingen in ONS.
Linked below 62 Plate Specimens now in LakdivaCoins. Of the 276 coin-like items listed in OBRW in Sections A E F G H. Lakdiva collection has 60 of them including all three coins that appeared on the cover page of that book. ( A 21/44; E 6/39; F 5/17; G 10/93; H 18/83; )
* Inscribed Brahami Token A.3 Elephant
* Inscribed Brahami Token A.5 Elephant
* Inscribed Brahami Token A.6 Floral
* Inscribed Brahami Token A.7 Lizard
* Inscribed Brahami Token A.9 Floral
* Inscribed Brahami Token A.10 Shark
* Inscribed Brahami Token A.13 Horse
* Inscribed Brahami Token A.14 Radial
* Inscribed Brahami Token A.17 Cock
* Inscribed Brahami Token A.18 Elephant
* Inscribed Brahami Token A.19 Turtle
* Inscribed Brahami Token A.20 Floral
* Inscribed Brahami Token A.22 Deer
* Inscribed Brahami Token A.23 Ffish
* Inscribed Brahami Token A.26 Wheels.
* Inscribed Brahami Token A.27 Floral
* Inscribed Brahami Token A.30 Figure
* Inscribed Brahami Token A.37 Cross
* Inscribed Brahami Token A.38 Floral
* Inscribed Brahami Token A.39 Symbol
* Inscribed Brahami Token A.40 Tortoise
* Inscribed Brahami Coin E.5 Lion Svastika
* Inscribed Brahami Token E.11 Lion Floral
* Inscribed Brahami Token E.12 Antelope
* Inscribed Brahami Token E.18 Elephant Sriwatsa
* Inscribed Brahami Token E.22 Elephant
* Uninscribed Shape E.30 Tortoise.
* Uninscribed Token F.1 Lady - Elephant
* Uninscribed Token F.2 Figure -
* Uninscribed Token F.4 Elephant Floral
* Uninscribed Token F.8 Elephant Horse
* Uninscribed Token F.13 Horse Floral
* Multi Elephant & Svastika coin H.1 Cast Double Pana
* Multi Elephant & Svastika coin H.7 Struck Pana
* Tree & Svastika coin H.11 Cast Quarter Pana
* Tree & Svastika coin H.14 Cast Half Pana
* Elephant & Svastika coin H.19 Cast Quarter Pana
* Elephant & Svastika coin H.22 Struck Sixteenth Pana
* Lady & Svastika coin H.31 Cast 1½ Pana
* Lady & Svastika coin H.32 Cast Pana
* Lady & Svastika coin H.34 Cast Pana
* Lady & Svastika coin H.37 Cast Pana - Face Details
* Lady & Svastika coin H.44 Cast ¼ Pana
* Lady & Svastika coin H.70 Cast ¼ Pana
* Lady & Svastika coin H.72 series 2.
* Lady & Svastika coin H.73 series 2.
* Lady & Svastika coin H.75 series 2.
* Lady & Svastika coin H.76 series 2.
* Lady & Svastika coin H.77 Cut cast Pana
* Lady & Svastika coin H.82 Cut cast ¼ Pana
* Roman Constantine I coin G.25 4th Brass
* Roman Theodosius I coin G.30 4th Brass
* Indo Roman Naimana coin G.46 3rd Brass
* Indo Roman Naimana coin G.50 4th Brass
* Indo Roman Naimana coin G.52 4th Brass
* Indo Roman Naimana coin G.56 4th Brass
* Punch Mark G&H442 coins G.71 & G.72
* Punch Mark G&H450 coin G.75
* Punch Mark G&H482 coin G.82
* Lead object M.2 Conch
* Lead object M.5 Bead
See also the LakdivaCoins 2001 Collection from site.