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Several types of coins categorised as Sethu bull coins are found in large quantities in the northern part of Sri Lanka. Three types of this series are illustrated below. The obverse of these coins have a human figure flanked by lamps and the reverse has the Nandi (bull) symbol, the legend Sethu in Tamil with a crescent moon above.
Locally produced coins with Tamil Brahmi legends were found in the southern town of Tissamaharama. They are dated to between 200 BC - 200 AD. The coins are thought to have been issued by Tamil traders settled in Sri Lanka. [10] Coins ending with the Tamil Brahmi letter 𑀷 (-aṉ). Coin 1: Uttiraṉ Coin 2: Kapati Katalaṉ Coin 3: Mahācāttaṉ
The earliest coins of the Pandyan Kingdom were copper squares and were struck with a die. The coins were with five distinct images on one side, often an image of an elephant on that side and a stylised fish on the other, seen typically in the coins found around Korkai, their ancient capital and in Northern Lanka.
According to the ancient Sri Lankan chronicle the Cūḷavaṃsa, this area was a large forest, then after storms and landslides it became a hill and was selected by King Kashyapa (AD 477–495) for his new capital. He built his palace on top of this rock and decorated its sides with colourful frescoes. On a small plateau about halfway up the ...
Prehistoric Sri Lanka: Stone Age – 300,000 Unknown Bronze Age – ~1000 BC–543 BC Iron Age – 457 543 BC–437 BC Ancient Sri Lanka: Pre-Anuradhapura – 106 Monarchy: 437 BC–463 AD Anuradhapura: 1454 Early Anuradhapura: 900 463–691 Middle Anuradhapura: 228 691–1017 Post-classical Sri Lanka: Late Anuradhapura: 326 1017–1070 ...
The archaeological heritage of Sri Lanka can be divided into three ages; Prehistoric (Stone-age), Protohistoric (Iron age), and historical period. The presence of man activities in Sri Lanka probably dates from 75,000 years ago (late Pleistocene period). Prehistoric sites which are presently identified in the country are distributed from the ...
Kahavanu obverse. Kahavanu is a medieval currency from Sri Lanka.The coinage appears to have been initiated shortly before Rajaraja Chola invaded Lanka in 990 AD, and struck through the period when the Cholas dominated the island (1017-1070), and continued by closely similar coins struck for Vijayabahu (1055-1110) after he re-established Sinhala independence in 1070.
Bronze imitation of a Roman coin, Sri Lanka, 4th-8th century. Currency was often used for settling judicial fines, taxes and payments for goods [N 6] or services. [92] However, remuneration for services to the king, officials and temples were often made in the form of land revenue. The oldest coins found at Anuradhapura date up to 200 BC. [93]