Debased AV Kahavanu - Vijaya Bahu I
Features
| Issuer |
Kingdom of Polonnaruwa
(Sinhalese States)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1055-1110 |
| Value | AV Kahavanu |
| Currency | Massa (-1500) |
| Composition | Gold (Heavily Debased/Electrum) |
| Weight | 4.22 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 535327 |
| References | MSI# 319 Michael Mitchiner; 1998. The Coinage and History of Southern India. Hawkins Publications, London, United Kingdom (2 volumes). |
Obverse
King reclining to right, holding aloft a sankh shell with lettering to right
Script: Devanagari
Unabridged legend:
Sri
Vija
ya Ba
hu
Reverse
King standing facing right, holding aloft a lotus; altar, flame, and pellets–in–annulets in fields
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1055-1110) | |||||||||||||||
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