Catalog
| Issuer | Polonnaruwa, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1208-1209 |
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| Diameter | 20.4 mm |
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| Obverse description | Standing figure of the king rendered in indigenous Sri Lankan style, depicted frontally and holding a flower in one hand. The royal effigy is shown with stylized drapery and flanked by decorative floral or vegetal elements. The design reflects the distinctive local artistic tradition of the Polonnaruwa period, with bold, somewhat crude relief typical of hammered copper coinage. A beaded border encircles the entire design. |
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| Obverse script | Sinhala |
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| Reverse description | Inscription in Sinhala script arranged in four lines across the field, reading the name and title of the issuing ruler. The characters are rendered in the angular, bold style characteristic of medieval Sri Lankan epigraphy. The legends are set within a beaded border consistent with the obverse, and the overall layout fills the flan without a defined exergue. The script is the primary decorative and identifying element of the reverse. |
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