Lanka : 9-10th Century
Gold Type II Pala - Trisula and Adahanda
The anonymous Gold Type II Pala ( 1/4 Kahavanu ) known as Trisula and
Adahanda. Codrington Unlisted.
| SPECIFICATIONS |
| Denomination | One Pala |
| Metal | Gold 0.51 |
| Alloy | Ag%Cu = 0.71 |
| Type | Struck |
| Diameter | 14.0 mm |
| Thickness | 1.4 mm |
| Weight Std | 1.13 gms |
| Weight | 1.02 gms |
| DieAxis | 0.° |
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| Codrington Unlisted ; OMRS-68 ;
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| Denomination | One Pala |
| Metal | Gold 0.45 |
| Alloy | Ag%Cu = 0.75 |
| Type | Struck |
| Diameter | 13.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
| Weight Std | 1.13 gms |
| Weight | 1.05 gms |
| DieAxis | -90.° |
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| Codrington Unlisted ; OMRS-68 ;
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Obverse : Standing figure (Kuvera) head to right less perfect.
Crown varies considerably : (i) A curved line turning outwards at
bottom and ending in a dot. In a Dhoti (garment) indicated by two
curved lines on either side but no line between legs; left leg crossed
behind right. Right arm pendent; left is bent, and holds in front of
the face, a Trisula (Trident). To left variety of
II(a), resembling a barbed arrowhead ; to right fire-alter, A beaded
circle along the periphery of the coin.
Reverse : Nagari Legend Lakshmi under Adahanda
(cresent moon). Arm of k to left. vowel mark not curved over
to right of compound letter, but twisted upwards in a flourish. Two
dots above and below first letter. All in beaded circle. Finely
executed.
The Pala was scanned at 600dpi and displayed at 450dpi.
Coin-1 was purchased in 2014 ?? from a dealer Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Coin-2 was purchased within a lot in 2015 August from a collector Lalith Raddella in
Colombo, Sri Lanka.