Ruhuna - Lanka

Lead - Inscribed Brahmi

A lead coin with Inscribed Brahmi text and a geometrical design.

Alloy Lead Type Cast Diameter 15. mm Thickness 2.0 mm Weight 2.08 gms Shape Circular Edge plain DieAxis O°

Obverse : Geometrical Floral design of a central dot and eight radial petals surrounded by plain circle.
Reverse : A central blank space with 6 or 7 Brahmi characters along periphery. Note that the bottom of the text is along the outer rim. This convention is unlike in modern or ancient roman coins.

In the 1999 catalog by Osmund Bopearachchi and Rajah Wickramasinhe titled Ruhuna. An Ancient Civilization Re-visited , these are listed as Inscribed Coins (A.1 - A.39). See for example coin A.26. It was obtained directly from the same collector who provided most of the items for that book.

The coin was scanned at 600dpi and displayed at 400dpi. It was obtained in 2003 May from Mr A. Ratnayaka a collector in Katharagama, Lanka.