Century 3rd BCE. to 1st CE - Lanka
Inscribed Lead Token with Stag

This Inscribed Lead token found in Akurugoda from the collection of Raja Wickramsinghe who published in 1999 book with Osmund Bopearachchi titled Ruhuna. An Ancient Civilization Re-visited .

SPECIFICATIONS
AlloyPb
TypeCast
Diameter16.0 mm
Thickness3.3 mm
Weight4.03 gms
MintRuhuna
RW_X3_OBVERSE RW_X3_REVERSE

Obverse : Stag(Sambar) with wide antlers which looks like a Moose. Extended horizontal tail like T-rex :-)
Reverse : Legend in Brahmi - around dot at center.

The coloured Artwork of Stag; a realistic representation of the stylised drawing on coin, is by Wildlife Artist Sanjaya Weeratunge

Click here for longer discussion of items from Ancient Ruhuna.

The specimen was scanned at 600 dpi and displayed at 400 dpi.
It was obtained in 2016 May from Lalith Raddella in Colombo who had purchased a selection from Raja Wickramasinghe. Obverse :