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Auction: 22113 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 24: Indian and Islamic Coins Featuring 'A Gentleman's Collection of Sri Lankan Coins' - e-Auction
Lot: 5136

(x) Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Anonymous (c.960-1214), gold Kahavanu, 4.41g, type II (4), conch or jasmine bud and lotus, standing figure of Ceylon style, palm tree and lamp stand under arm in left field, holding what appears to be a conch (Codrington describes as a 'jessamine bud) right, three annulets below right, beneath feet a line connecting two open flowers, rev. figure seated right on an asana (low throne), holding an open lotus, Devanagari legend in right field Sri Lamka Vibhu (fortunate lord of Sri Lanka) (Codrington 50; Mitchiner, Southern India, part 2, -), a couple of minor edge defects, good very fine, scarce


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