Catalog
1 Massa - Parākramabāhu I
| Issuer | Kingdom of Polonnaruwa |
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| Year | 1153-1186 |
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| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Standing figure of the king rendered in indigenous Sinhalese style, depicted frontally and holding a flower in one hand. The design features a stylized architectural or vegetal motif below and around the royal figure, with a beaded border encircling the flan. The engraving is bold and deeply struck in the traditional South Asian indigenous manner, characteristic of Polonnaruwa-period coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Nagari legend filling the field, arranged in multiple lines across the coin's surface. The inscription reads 'Sri Parakramabahu,' identifying the issuing ruler Parākramabāhu I. The characters are deeply incuse and rendered in the angular Nagari script style typical of 12th-century Sri Lankan coinage, with a beaded border encircling the inscription. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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