Ancient Lanka - Tree and Svastika
12 Comp. - 5 branch leaf - Anticlockwise
A circular copper-lead coin with a tree with five branches each ending
with triple leaf 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 | 17.1 mm |
| Thickness | 1.0 mm |
| Weight | 2.49 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| DieAxis | 0° |
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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 three leaves.
A symbol with horizontal bars on left, fire alter or trident on right.
All in a circle of dot.
Reverse : A Railed svastika revolving to left (anti-clockwise).
Unidentified symbols to left and right. All in a circle of dot.
This is one variety of many coins of this type.
The coin was scanned at 600 dpi and displayed at 400 dpi.
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.