SRI LANKA (CEYLON), Native coinages. Period of the Chola Invasion. Circa 990-1070. AV Kahavanu (20mm, 4.34 g, 6h). Near VF.Electronic Auction 555 World, Gold Sold For $ 1 300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SRI LANKA (CEYLON), Native coinages. Period of the Chola Invasion. Circa 990-1070. AV Kahavanu (20mm, 4.34 g, 6h). King reclining to right, holding aloft a sankh shell; to right, Sri/ Lamka/ vibu in Devanagari / King standing facing right, holding aloft a lotust; altar, flame, and pellets–in–annulets in fields. Mitchiner, South II 312; Sirisena type IIIB; cf. Friedberg 285 (for continental issue). Trace deposits, scratches. Near VF. |