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Copper Massa coin Sahasamalla 1200-1202)

11-13 AD / Polonnaruwa

Register No :

11126

Index No:

AKT137

Obverse

A Copper Massa (king Sahassamalla) coin. Standing figure with head turned to the left. The back of the head is a two-part headdress. On the left palm is a half-open flower. Below the left hand are five dot symbols. Below that is a half-open lotus towards the dots. From the right-hand hangs a lamp. A dotted border surrounds the coin.

Reverse

A figure of a man with his head turned to the left. The back of the head is a two-part headdress. On the left palm of the seated figure is a conch shell. It appears in front of the face. Below that hand is written " Srimath Sahassamalla" in Ardha Nagari script. The right-hand rests on the knee of the folded right leg. That hand has up to five fingers. A dotted border surrounds the coin.

Place of find

Weight

4.32 g

Length/Diameter:

20.6 cm

Thickness

2.47 mm

Material

Copper-rich alloys