97, Lot: 208. Estimate $100. Sold for $290. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CEYLON, Polonnaruwas. Sri Parakrama Bahu I. 1153-1186. AV Kahavanu (18mm, 4.43 gm). King seated on grate-like cushion / King standing; lotus to right. Rhys-Davis 3. Good VF, file mark on edge. Rare.

From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Ex Stacks (4-5 March, 1988), lot 2241.

The attribution to Sri Parakrama Bahu I is conjectural. There were eight Polonnaruwa kings of that name, but the fine style of this coin suggests a date early in the series.