Coins from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)

The Anuradhapura Period from 3rd Century BC Map

  * The `Puranas' or punch mark coins.     Please help Identify a dozen coins
  * Elephant and Svastika struck coin(half ?); coin(small) -- Read Feature Article
  * Elephant and Svastika coin cast
  * Lion and Svastika coin 1 - coin 2. - Rare
  * Tree and Svastika coins Many Type and sizes
  * The `Lakshmi' Plaques Many Types and sizes
  * Lakshmi plaque series 2 OBRW:H.76

  * Rectangular Bull Type
      Standing left - Wheel in Square Frame coin
      Standing right - dot in Triangle coin
  * Maneless Lion coins
  * Chera Elephant - Bow and Ankusa Type coin

  * Brahmi script Inscribed token with Lakshmi - line-drawings
  * Lion with Brahmi inscribed token
  * Brahmi script Inscribed token Floral design.
  * Brahmi script Inscribed token 1; token 2

Some Plate Specimens from the collection published in book. Ruhuna. The Ancient Civilization
  * Brahmi script Inscribed token Wheels OBRW:A.26
  * Inscribed token Elephant OBRW:E.22
  * Inscribed token Tortoise OBRW:E.30

  * Roman bronzes including Indo-Roman found in Ruhuna, Lanka.
      OBRW: G.25 G.30 G.46 G.50 G.52 G.56 and six more coins. Please help Identify them.

Periods under Indian Influence. Map

  * Pallava Lion and Pot Type coin
coin

  * Kongu Lion Type coin

  * Pandya Bull and Fish Type - smaller LR coin - larger RL coin
  * Fish and Sceptre Chola type coin.

The Chola occupation of Lanka. 990 - 1070
  * Raja Raja Lanka type gold Madai coin
  * Seated King, Lanka type RajaRaja Copper massa coins
  * Seated Tiger, Thanjavu type gold coin
  * Rajendra Chola silver Kasu coin

  * Standing Bull Chola type Copper massa coins
  * SETU - Jaffna - Arya Chakravartis Copper massa -
  - 1284-1410 - type I (1) coin type I (3) coin
  - 1462-1597 - type II (6) coin

  * Gajapati gold Pagoda coin and Fanam coin
  * Hoysalas gold Fanam coin

The Sovereign Lakdiva

The Polonnaruva Period from 11th to 13 Century AD.

• Anonymous Lanka type gold Kahavanu, Pala and Aka coins
• 1055-1110 VijayaBahu I gold Kahavanu coin : Rare

  * Sinhala Monarchs Copper Massa coins - Identify

Polonnaruva Period.

• 1153-1186 ParakramaBahu the Great Eighth massa coin : Scarce
• 1187-1196 NissankaMalla massa coin : Rare
• 1196-1197 Codaganga massa coin : Very Rare
• 1197_1211 Lilavati massa coin
• 1200_1202 Sahasamalla massa coin
• 1208_1209 DharmasokaDeva massa coin - Eighth massa coin : Extreamly Rare.

  Dambadeniya Period
  

• 1236_1271 ParakramaBahu II massa coin
• 1271_1273 Vijayabahu IV massa coin
• 1273_1284 BhuvanaikaBahu massa coin

  Kotte Period.
  

• 1415_1468 ParakramaBahu VI massa coin : Scarce

The Portuguese Period 1505 to 1655 : Coins of Ceilao. Map

  * 1520-1594 - Ottoman Empire gold Othmanli coins
  * 1570-1577 - Alvise Moceenigo Venetian gold Ducat coin
  * Kandyan Larin coins
  * Kotte Panama coin
  * Kandyan Panama coin

The Dutch Period 1656 to 1795 : Coins of Ceilon. Map

  * 1606-1699 - Lion Daalder - the original silver Dollar coin
  * 1644 . . . . - Batavia VOC 1/2 Stuiver copper cast coin
  * 1646-1794 - Dutch VOC Pulicat copper Dump coins
  * 1695 . . . . - Dutch Kali Negapatnam copper Dump coins
  * 1700-1784 - Dutch VOC Negapatnam copper Dump coins
  * 1660-1720 - Dutch Wreath Series copper Dump coins

  * 1701 . . . . - Surat Silver rupee coin : Treasure of the Great Basses Reef. Cleaned coin

  * 1747-1784 - Negapatnam gold Porto Novo one Swami Pagoda coin
  * 1761-1782 - Mysore gold Haidar Ali two Swami Pagoda coin

  * 1750-1780 - Holland gold Trade Ducat coin
  * 1779-1789 - Paolo Ranieri Venetian gold Ducat coin
  * 1783-1794 - Tuticorin/Colombo gold Porto Novo one Swami Pagoda coin

  * 1783-1795 - Colombo Jaffna Galle Trincomalee VOC copper Dump coins
  * 1785 . . . . - Colombo VOC 4 3/4 stuiver Bonk bar coin : Old Forgery ?
  * 178Z-1786 - Colombo VOC Dove on mango tree tin dump coin
  * 1789-1791 - Colombo VOC 1 D^T Lead dump coin
  * 1792-1793 - Colombo VOC 1 DUIT Lead dump coin

  * 1740-1807 - Madras gold Three Swami Pagoda coin
  * 1740-1807 - Madras gold Star one Swami Pagoda coin
  * 1799-1831 - Mysore gold Krishna Raja two Swami Pagoda coin

The British Stiver Period 1796 to 1824 : Coins of Ceylon Map

  * 1801-1816 - Copper Elephant dump coins
  * 1802 . . . . - Copper Elephant mint coins
  * 1803-1809 - Silver Elephant dump coins
  * 1813 . . . . - Copper C.G 1/4 Pice coin : Photo
  * 1814 . . . . - Silver Fanam Token coin
  * 1815 . . . . - Georgius III Elephant copper stiver coins
  * 1817 . . . . - Spanish gold Ferdin VII Half Escudo coin
  * 1821 . . . . - Georgius IV Elephant silver Rix Dollar coin
  * 1822 . . . . - Silver `Anchor' Fractional Spanish Dollar coins
  * 1823 . . . . - Crown Counter-Marked Madras Rupee coins

The British Sterling Period1825 to 1869 : Coins of Ceylon.
  * 1841 - 1890 - Coffee Mills Token coins

The British Monarchs1870 to 1947.
  * 1870-1901 - Queen Victoria coins
  * 1902-1910 - Edward VII King & Emperor coins
  * 1911-1929 - George V King and Emperor of India coins
  * 1937-1945 - George VI King and Emperor of India coins

The Independent Lanka1948 to 1971.
  * 1951 . . . . - King George the Sixth coins
  * 1955-1957 - Queen Elizabeth Second coin
  * 1963-1971 - Lanka Definitive issue coins

The Republic of Sri Lanka1972 - current.
  * 1972-2005 - Sri Lanka Definitive issue coins

  * 1957-2003 - Commemorative Issues coins - CLT - NCLT - 50th

  * 1942-1975 - Rare Patterns

  * 1821 . . . . - Gold gilt oversize Ceylon Rix Dollar Medal.
  * 1936 . . . . - Edward VIII Fantasy Crown Medal
  * 1978 . . . . - Sri Lanka Large Cent coin

  * Miscelaneous medals
  * Telephone tokens
  * Amusment tokens from Slot Machines.

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