10. The large circular coins now described were found at-

(a)Tissamaharama	1
(b)Mantota	-
(c)Anuradhapura, Puliyankulam	-
(d)Anuradhapura, E.N.E of Abhayagiri Dagoba	over 50
(e)Mihintale	-
(f)Vallipuram	3 at least
(g)Iranaimadu	1

1 The normal type has-

Obv. : Elephant walking to trunk extended tail ending in triple fork; occupying the whole of the base; above, arranged are four symbols :


	b
c		d
	a


(a) Symbol No. 2.
(b) Swastika, revolving to r., mounted on a staff and surrounded by a railing indicated by four vertical lines rising from a horizontal one.
(c) A three-branched tree in enclosure, each branch ending in a triple fork. The enclosure is shown by a square divided into four compartments by a vertical and a horizontal line At each of the two upper corners is sometimes a dot or a taurine symbol.
(d) Caitya three cells ; the two bottom ones are contiguous.

The spaces are filled up with single dots or with groups of three dots, usually placed as follows :-
(1) A group on either side of the head of the swastika ;
(2) A group to left top of caitya ;
(3) A group to left of tree enclosure ;
(4) A group on either side of the elephant.

Rev. : Four symbols arranged
(a) Large swastika as on obverse.
(b) Caitya as on obverse, but the two lower cells are divided by a space ; a horizontal line is beneath.
(c) Symbol No. 6. (d) Nandipada symbol.

The spaces are filled as on obverse, usually as follows :-
(l) A group of dots on either side of the head of the swastika,
(2) A group on either side of the caitya.

On many of the coins the die is partly off the flan, leaving a blank margin on one side. The thickness of the flan varies, as does also the size of the die ; a number of the coins thus have the design on the obverse compressed, resulting in a squat form of the swastika. These are marked in the following list with a star :- < td>

Diameter	Weight		Diameter	Weight
Inches	Grains	Inches	Grains
1.35 x 0.098	301.6	Worn	*1.22	228.4	Broken
1.45	267.3	-	1.41	227	Worn
*1.29	263.5	-	*1.35	217.9	-
1.33	257.7	-	1.41	210.7	Worn
1.41	256.5	-	1.45	202.5	-
*1.51	251.2	-	1.35 x 0.059	199.6	Very worn
*1.33	245.2	-	*1.24	198.7	Worn
1.37	244.8	-	*1.39	191.5	Worn
1.49	232.5	Worn	1.27 x .039	150.0	Very worn
1.37	232.0	Very worn	1.22	l50.0	-
1,41	230.4	-	*1.33 x 0,029	148.0	very worn

The following are from Kantarodai :--

Diameter Inches	Weight Grains		Diameter Inches	Weight Grains
1.16	205.4	Worn	1.16	129.6	Worn; broken
0.96	102.9	Worn ; broken

Variant;-
(a)As normal type, but on reverse symbol on left is No. l. Diameter, l.49 x 0.49 inches weight 247.8 Colombo Mus .49
(b) Parker's “Anuradhapura coin" (Ancient Ceylon, p. 504). - Obv. is complete. Above the elephant is back is symbol a, slightly tilted upwards on the left ; close to it and over the elephant’s back is the tree and enclosure. The caitya is in the usual position, but the swastika, which is squat, is placed over symbol a and the caitya. There are groups of three dots (1) to left of tree, (2) to left of head of swastika, and (3) to left of elephant; single dots.(l) to right of swastika railing, and (2) below the caitya. The reverse is worn Diameter mean: l.47 in. Weight :233 gr.
(c) Parker's " Mihintale coin’s (ib., p 505) As last. Obv : Elephant's tail is not forked ; no dots to left of elephant ; two to right of caitya, and two to left of swastika rail. Rev: Three dots to left of caitya. The variations may be due to wear. Diameter : 1.3l in, Weight: 264gr.
(d) On reverse symbol to right is modified; over but not touching a circle without a dot in the centre the lateral prongs instead of being curved extend horizontally outwards an then turn upwards at right angles. On either side of the circle and beneath the angle of the prongs is a short line pointing downwards and outwards, In the caitya the lower cells are contiguous. Diameter : 1.41 in. weight 250.5 grs 11

II- As in normal type, but the side symbols c and dare counter-changed ; the Nandipada symbol has a small triangle projecting on the left side covering the junction of the circle left –pl 8.

Diameter	1.47 in	Weight ; 285.8 gr.
Diameter	1.33 in	Weight : 255.3 gr

Variant -As last, but with both symbols upside down. The Nandipada symbol sometimes has a triangular projection similar to that just described on either side. The projection on symbol c is to the right.

Colombo Mus 48 ; fine die, corroded green. In good condition on Obv., but worn on rev, Taurines on tree enclosure. Diameter : l.35in. Weight 220.l gr. Pl.9.

	Diameter	Weight
	In	Gr
Parker’s Tissa coin (ib , p. 503)	1.27 (mean)	220	-
	1.22	282.8	Worn
Others	1.39	263	-
	1.29	233.2	Very Worn
	1.37	209,7	worn

12. A similar but smaller coin was found near the Thuparama at.,Anuradhapura with plaques (J.R A S CB., XIX, No 58, 1907).
Obv.: Elephant as on the large coins filling the lower half of the die; above it symbol a with projection beneath ; two dots to left of elephant's head and of symbol.

The right lower part of the coin is obliterated and broken ; but it is clear that that there was no tree or swastika; and so probably no caitya.
Rev. : Symbols a, b, c.

The die is of the flan, leaving a margin on the left. It is estimated that a little over one-sixth or even more is missing ; the full weight would, therefore, be about 19.3 grains.
Diameter : 0.57 in. Weight : 16.1 gr.

13 The three following are from Vallipuram, in the Jaffna peninsula :
(i) Obv. : Elephant standing, 1., trunk pendent, in single line frame.
Rev. : In similar frame railed swastika. revolving r. Pl. 10
Rectangular. Size : 0.53 x 0.43 in. Weight :24.7 gr. Broken. Pieris, XIV, 20.
Size : 0.41 x 0.41 in. Weight : 15.8 gr.
(ii) As last, but elephant to r. Rectangular. Size : 0.43 x 0.41 in. Weight : 12.1 gr. Broken.

In the large circular coins the size seems to bear no relation to the weight. The average of the be better preserved pieces is about 260 grains.