Lanka : 11th Century
Gold Type III Pala - Jasmine flower and Chank
An anonymous Gold Type III Pala ( 1/4 Kahavanu ) with Jasmine flower
and Chank to right. Codrington Pala Type III(B).
| SPECIFICATIONS |
| Denomination | One Pala |
| Metal | Gold 0.51 |
| Alloy | Ag%Cu = 0.83 |
| Type | Struck |
| Diameter | 13.6 mm |
| Thickness | 1.3 mm |
| Weight Std | 1.13 gms |
| Weight | 1.06 gms |
| DieAxis | -30° |
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| Codrington 62 ; OMRS-75 ;
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Obverse : Standing figure (Kuvera) head to right Crown, two
parallel lines ending in a dot. In a Dhoti (garment) indicated by two
curved lines on either side but no line between legs; left leg crossed
behind right. Right arm pendent; left is bent, and holds in front of
the face, a jasmine flower. To left variety apparently no
symbol ; to right fire-alter, A beaded circle along the periphery of
the coin.
Reverse : Nagari Legend Lakshmi under chank
to right.
The Pala was scanned at 600dpi and displayed at 450dpi.
Coin was obtained in 2015 August in a lot from collector Lalith Raddella in Colombo,
Sri Lanka.