Ancient Lanka - Tree and Svastika
12 Comp. - 5 branch Dot - Anticlockwise
A circular copper-lead coin with a tree with five branches each ending
with triple dot within enclosure of twelve compartments on obverse
and a railed svastika revolving to left (anticlockwise) on the reverse.
SPECIFICATIONS |
Alloy | Cu-Pb? |
Type | Cast ? |
Diameter | 14.1 mm |
Thickness | 1.7 mm |
Weight | 1.91 gms |
Shape | Round |
DieAxis | 0° |
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Obverse : A five branched tree within enclosure of twelve compartments
in three rows of four each. The end of branch which is visible three
dots. At level of top of compartment, on left three dots. On right
svastika anticlockwise.
Reverse : A Railed svastika revolving to left (anti-clockwise).
Symbols on eitherside indistinct. All in circle of dots partly visible.
This is one variety of many coins of this type.
The coin was scanned at 600 dpi and displayed at 400 dpi.
ex: Raja Wickramasinghe, it is from part of Lalith Raddella's collection
I purchased in 2016 December.
Text edited from
* Ceylon Coins and Currency By H. W. Codrington. Colombo 1924
  Page 22 Chapter III - Tree and Svastika - Pl 12 to Pl 15.
* Ruhuna. An Ancient Civilisation Re-visited by Bopearachchi and Wickramasinhe. 1999
  Page 27 Local coins - Tree and Svastika - Pl H.9 to H.17.