Ancient Lanka - Tree and Svastika
15 Comp. - 5 branch Fork - Anticlockwise
A circular copper-lead coin with a tree with five branches each ending
with triple Fork within enclosure of Fifteen compartments on obverse
and a railed svastika revolving to left (anticlockwise) on the reverse.
| SPECIFICATIONS |
| Alloy | Cu-Pb? |
| Type | Cast ? |
| Diameter | 19.2 mm |
| Thickness | 2.4 mm |
| Weight | 4.26 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| DieAxis | O° |
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Obverse : A five branched tree within enclosure of fifteen
compartments in three rows of five each. The end of branch which is
visible split to triple fork. Symbols to right fire alter to left
indistinct.
Reverse : A Railed svastika revolving to left (anti-clockwise).
Unidentified symbols to left and right. Symbols to right lion? to
right, left leg up, tail pointing back, between two horizontal
lines. Symbol to left indistinct. All in Plain circle.
This is one variety of many coins of this type.
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.
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.