Ancient Lanka - Tree and Svastika
12 Comp. - 5 branch Fork - Anticlockwise
A circular copper-lead coin with a tree with five branches each ending
with triple fork within enclosure of twelve compartments on obverse
and a railed svastika revolving to left (anticlockwise) on the reverse.
| SPECIFICATIONS |
| Alloy | Cu-Pb? |
| Type | Cast ? |
| Diameter | 13.7 mm |
| Thickness | 1.7 mm |
| Weight | 1.02 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| DieAxis | O° |
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| SPECIFICATIONS |
| Alloy | Cu-Pb? |
| Type | Cast ? |
| Diameter | 14.6 mm |
| Thickness | 1.7 mm |
| Weight | 1.46 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| DieAxis | -90° |
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Obverse : A five branched tree within enclosure of twelve compartments in
three rows of four each. The end of branch which is visible splits into three.
Symbols if any on eitherside indistinct. All in circle of dots.
Reverse : A Railed svastika revolving to left (anti-clockwise).
Indistinct Symbol with two leaves on left, two step on right.
All in circle of dots.
This is one variety of many coins of this type.
The coin was scanned at 600 dpi and displayed at 400 dpi.
Coin abbove was obtained in November 1999 from a dealer in Galle, Lanka.
Coin below ex: Raja Wickramasinghe, it is from part of Lalith Raddella's
collection I purchased in 2016 December.
Text edited from
* Ceylon Coins and Currency By H. W. Codrington. Colombo 1924
Page 22 Chapter III - Tree and Svastika - Pl 12 to Pl 15.
* Ruhuna. An Ancient Civilisation Re-visited by Bopearachchi and Wickramasinhe. 1999
Page 27 Local coins - Tree and Svastika - Pl H.9 to H.17.