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OBRW # H.72 |
Obverse : .Lady standing with hands upraised from elbow over head and the two elephants on either side from lotus at knee level are relatively larger than normal.
Reverse : Railed Svastika, rotating right (Clockwise). Svastika mounted on a staff on horizontal line base with four vertical lines rising from it, on an elaborate pedestal structure under the rail taking the form of a ship. Triangular pennent-like symbol pointing down to the right (and left?).
Five coins of this type and size are illustrated in the
1999 catalog Ruhuna. An Ancient Civilisation Re-visited by
Bopearachchi and Wickramasinhe, Plate 15, H.72-H.76.
This coin is Plate Specimen H.72 in this catalog, and
is from Anuradhapura and the rest are from Akurugoda.
Click here for longer discussion and links to other Lady and Svastika coins in collection.
The coin was scanned at 600 dpi and displayed at 300 dpi. ex: Raja Wickramasinghe, it is from part of Lalith Raddella's collection I purchased in 2016 December. Raja had purchased it in 1974 from a trader in Anuradhapura.