Catalog
1 Massa - Parākramabāhu II
| Issuer | Dambadeniya, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1236-1271 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Old Sinhalese |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely occupied by a multi-line legend in Old Sinhalese script, boldly struck and filling the field in a compact arrangement of three to four lines. The inscription reads 'Śrī Parākramabāhu', invoking the royal name and honorific title of the issuing monarch. Individual aksharas are rendered in a robust, angular style typical of 13th-century Sri Lankan epigraphy. The legend is surrounded by a continuous beaded border consistent with the obverse. The hammered strike results in some irregularity of the coin's flan, characteristic of medieval Dambadeniya coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | Śrī Parākramabāhu |
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