Century 3rd BCE. to 1st CE - Lanka
Ruhuna - Elephant and Svastika - Struck
This struck Elephant and Svastika coins are recent finds at Akurugoda
near Tissmaharama in south east Lanka and thin.
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| SPECIFICATIONS |
| Alloy | Copper | |
| Type | Cast |
| Diameter | 10.0 mm |
| Thickness | 1.7 mm |
| Weight | 0.55 gms |
| Shape | Hexagon? |
| DieAxis | -90° |
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Obverse : Elephant standing left with trunk down in line square.
Reverse : The railed Svastika revolving right.
This coin found in Akurugoda is Plate Specimen H.22 in
cataloged in 1999 by Osmund Bopearachchi and Rajah Wickramasinhe
in the book Ruhuna. An Ancient Civilization Re-visited .
Click here for longer discussion
and links to other Plate Specimens from this book in this collection.
The coin was scanned at 600 dpi and displayed at 600 dpi.
It is from part of Lalith Raddella's collection I purchased in 2016 December.
He had purchased a selection from Raja Wickramasinghe.