Lot 10253 – Sri Lanka, conquest of Raja Raja Chola, 985-1014, AV kahavanu dinar, 4.42 g.

Stamp of Coins » Hindu coins of medieval India Sri Lanka, conquest of Raja Raja Chola, 985-1014, AV kahavanu dinar, 4.42 g.
Stamp of Coins » Hindu coins of medieval India Sri Lanka, conquest of Raja Raja Chola, 985-1014, AV kahavanu dinar, 4.42 g.
Stamp of Coins » Hindu coins of medieval India Sri Lanka, conquest of Raja Raja Chola, 985-1014, AV kahavanu dinar, 4.42 g.
Stamp of Coins » Hindu coins of medieval India Sri Lanka, conquest of Raja Raja Chola, 985-1014, AV kahavanu dinar, 4.42 g.
Stamp of Coins » Hindu coins of medieval India Sri Lanka, conquest of Raja Raja Chola, 985-1014, AV kahavanu dinar, 4.42 g.
Stamp of Coins » Hindu coins of medieval India Sri Lanka, conquest of Raja Raja Chola, 985-1014, AV kahavanu dinar, 4.42 g.

Lot 10253 – Sri Lanka, conquest of Raja Raja Chola, 985-1014, AV kahavanu dinar, 4.42 g.

Coins » Hindu coins of medieval India
Coin
Price realised
900 CHF
Estimate
250 – 500 CHF
Auction date
Sun 1 Dec 2024 at 18:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

Sri Lanka, conquest of Raja Raja Chola, 985-1014, AV kahavanu dinar, 4.42 g. (20 mm). Obverse: standing figure of Ceylon style, holding a flower right, lamp stand under arm in left field, four annulets above in right. Reverse: figure seated right, holding a conch shell right, Nagari legend in right field, Sri Lak Viha.

About EF, well-centered with some lustre showing through, some weakness on the high points from the strike.

Similar to the preceding lot, but this is the different type with four hollow beads on obverse.

Ex Chand Collection 10.1.15

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