| SPECIFICATIONS | ||
| Alloy | Pb | |
| Type | Cast | |
| Diameter | 22.3 mm | |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm | |
| Weight | 6.58 gms | |
| Mint | Ruhuna | |
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Obverse : A lion passant to right, within a partly visible circle of dots on Border.
Reverse : Indistinct Legend in Brahmi between two plain rings, around
a floral design with Eight petals with Eight dots between them and a large dot
within plain circle at center.
The coloured Artwork of Lioness; a realistic representation of the figure on the coin, is by Wildlife Artist Sanjaya Weeratunge.
Click here for longer discussion of items from Ancient Ruhuna and links to other Plate coins from this book in the lakdiva collection.
The specimen was scanned at 600 dpi and displayed at 300 dpi.
It was obtained in 2016 May from Lalith Raddella in Colombo who had purchased a
selection from Raja Wickramasinghe.