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Auction: 23109 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 29: Indian and Islamic Coins Featuring 'A Gentleman's Collection of Sri Lankan Coins' Part II - e-Auction
Lot: 8373

(x) Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Anonymous (c.960-1214), gold Kahavanu, 4.41g, type II (var), trident / flower and adahanda (half-moon), standing figure of Ceylon style, palm tree and lamp stand under arm in left field, holding trident or flower bud right, three annulets below right, beneath feet a line connecting an open flower left and a conch right, rev. figure seated right on an asana (low throne), holding an adahanda (half-moon), Devanagari legend in right field Sri Lamka Vibhu (fortunate lord of Sri Lanka) (Codrington sup. 5; Mitchiner, Southern India, part 2, -), evidence of light mount marks on edge, very fine, scarce

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£210