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Sri Lanka: Gold 1/8th pagoda or 'fanam', king standing obverse, Nagari script reverse, c. 11th...

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Sri Lanka: Gold 1/8th pagoda or 'fanam', king standing obverse, Nagari script reverse, c. 11th century

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C11th AD

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This anonymous gold coinage appears to have been initiated shortly before Rajaraja Chola invaded Lanka in 990 CE, 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.

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