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Lot 2868    Session 9 (4.30pm Wednesday)    World Coins - Ceylon

Estimate $600
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $600

CEYLON, (Sri Lanka), Anonymous issue, kahavanu or base gold stater, 10th-11th century A.D., (average 4.4 grams), De Silva and Codrington type I fine style, 'sun and moon' series with full blown lotus, crescent moon with dot; vase type (4) and described variants on packets, (De Silva 22 and 23, cf.M.825-5a, Cod.8 A and B, p.55-6, Pl.III, 45-46, 47). Very fine or better, scarce, trisula very rare. (5)

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