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Copper Massa coin Sahasamalla 1200-1202)11-13 AD / Polonnaruwa |
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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 |
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Weight |
4.32 g |
Length/Diameter: |
20.6 cm |
Thickness |
2.47 mm |
Material |
Copper-rich alloys |