Sri Lanka, Polonnaruwa Period, Sahasa Malla (1200-1202), AE Kahavanu, Zeno-30718

Description

This coin was issued under King
Sahasa Malla
(1200-1202 AD) in
Polonnaruwa period
, restoration of Singhalese
independence in Sri Lanka.
Polonnaruwa period
was a period in the history of Sri Lanka from
1017
, after
the Chola conquest
of
Anuradhapura and when the center of administration was
moved to Polonnaruwa
, to the end of the Kingdom
of Polonnaruwa in
1232
.  The Kingdom of Polonnaruwa was
the second major Sinhalese kingdom
of Sri Lanka.
It lasted from 1055 under Vijayabahu I until 1212 under the ruler of Queen Lilavati.
The kingdom came after Anuradhaputra Kingdom, which was invaded by Chola forces
under Rajaraja I
.
It also followed the Kingdom of Ruhuna, in which the Sinhalese Kings ruled during Chola occupation.
[The above explanations are quoted from Wikipedia etc.]
The
capital
Polonnaruwa City was located at (
7.9476, 81.0015
) in google location system.
You can see
many ruins of the temples and monuments
and other buildings through google system.
I will add two screen shots from the data base of the google map and of the google street view.
Copper Kahavanu.
Design : King seated right, with Nagari legend below his raised arm. "
Srima Sahasa Malla
". /
Standing King.
Provenance : Ex Mr. Robert Tye, Great Numismatist, in Yorkshire, UK in 1999.
Catalogue number is MN-840 and Zeno-30718.
MN catalogue is "Oriental coins and their values, Non-Islamic States & Western Colonies.  AD 600-1979.",
written by Michael Mitchiner, published by Hawkins Publications in London in 1979.
Zeno on line catalogue is "Zeno. Ru - Oriental Coins Database".
Size : 20 x 20 mm.     Weight : 4.07 gr
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