| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Alloy | Brass |
| Type | Struck |
| Diameter | 15. mm |
| Thickness | mm |
| Weight | 1.0 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Plain |
| DieAxis | O° |
Please help me identify some of the roman coins on this page which
are of Na-imana Type named after the place of the first significant
find in c. 1918.
i.e. roman coins imitated more crudely in ancient Lanka rather than India.
#11 & #12 match Still's description in the Journal of Royal
Asiatic Society (J.R.A.S., C.B., XIX, No 58) quoted from Codrington
Chapert IV - page 33.
... out of 94 coins of the "Na-imana" type, 68 have the head to the
right as usual in the Roman prototype, while in 26 it faces to the left. The
lips are full, and the nose straight; the diadem is retained but is
often exaggerated, while in four or five it is replaced by a helmet
sometimes degenerating into a cap or turban ; in lieu of the legend is
found a series of small stars, rows of dots or a serrated line.
The First six coins on this page are Plate Specimens in the 1999 catalog Ruhuna. An Ancient Civilization Re-visited by Bopearachchi and Wickramasinhe, (OBRW) and was obtained from the 2nd Author. They illustrate 11 coins of which 24 ( OBRW G.22 - G.45 ) are identified as Roman and 11 ( OBRW G.46 - G.56 ) as indo-roman.
Mitchiner lists 11 roman coins found in Lanka
(A) M#5162 to M#5164 (1.0-1.5 grams) identified as Fouth century Roman
and (B) M#5165 to M#5172 (0.2-1.5 grams) as indo-roman circa CE 350-750
of Wheel Type.
Codrington illustrate 19 coins all of which are indo-roman Pl.26 to PL.44 on
Plate II.
Codrington says imperial bronzes are mostly of the emperors from
Constantine I
the Great (A. D. 306 - 337) to
Marcian
(A. D. 450 - 457 ) lists the following six 4th and 5th Century CE Emperors whose late Roman bronze coins have found in Lanka with increasing order of
frequency given in fist column of table.
| vi | Constans | CE 337 - 350 |
| iv | Constantius II | CE 337 - 361 |
| v | Valentinian II | CE 375 - 392 |
| ii | Theodosius I (The Great) | CE 379 - 395 |
| i | Arcadius | CE 395 - 408 |
| iii | Honorius | CE 395 - 423 |
| ii | Theodosius II | CE 402 - 450 |
#1 Roman Constantine I coin G.25 4th Brass. Maybe Naimana.
#2 Roman Theodosius I coin G.30 4th Brass
#3 Indo Roman Naimana coin G.46 3rd Brass
#4 Indo Roman Naimana coin G.50 4th Brass
#5 Indo Roman Naimana coin G.52 4th Brass
#6 Indo Roman Naimana coin G.56 4th Brass
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#7 Identified as not prototype roman (D.J-M). Similar to OBRW G.31
This AE4 Good grade coin found in Akurugoda is similar to Indo-roman coins G.46 to G.56 illustrated in the 1999 catalog Ruhuna. An Ancient Civilization Re-visited by Bopearachchi and Wickramasinhe, Plates 8/9, and was obtained from the Author.
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#8 Identified as prototype roman (D.J-M).
This AE4 Poor grade coin found in Akurugoda is similar to Roman coin G.45 illustrated in the 1999 catalog Ruhuna. An Ancient Civilization Re-visited by Bopearachchi and Wickramasinhe, Plate 8, and was obtained from the Author.
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#9 Identified as prototype roman (D.J-M) Arcadius
This AE4 Very Good grade coin found in Akurugoda is similar to Roman coins G.23 to G.45 illustrated in the 1999 catalog Ruhuna. An Ancient Civilization Re-visited by Bopearachchi and Wickramasinhe, Plate 8, and was obtained from the Author.
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#10 Identified as prototype roman (D.J-M). Is the Emperor Honorius ?
This AE4 Good grade coin found in Akurugoda is similar to Roman coins G.23 to G.45 illustrated in the 1999 catalog Ruhuna. An Ancient Civilization Re-visited by Bopearachchi and Wickramasinhe, Plate 8, and was obtained from the Author.
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#11 Identified as not prototype roman (D.J-M). Is it of Naimana Type ?
This AE4 Poor grade coin found in Akurugoda is similar to Indo-roman coins G.46 to G.56 illustrated in the 1999 catalog Ruhuna. An Ancient Civilization Re-visited by Bopearachchi and Wickramasinhe, Plates 8-9, and was obtained from the Author.
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#12 Identified as not prototype roman (D.J-M). Is it of Naimana Type ?
This AE4 Poor grade coin found in Akurugoda is similar to Indo-roman coins G.46 to G.56 illustrated in the 1999 catalog Ruhuna. An Ancient Civilization Re-visited by Bopearachchi and Wickramasinhe, Plates 8/9, and was obtained from the Author.