COINAGE OF SRI LANKA: Pre Colonial Era (Revised Edition)

Through this book, I have attempted to provide numismatists with some insight into the coinage system of Sri Lanka.The twelve chapters offer a detailed account of the coins of Sri Lanka, starting from the earliest times and continuing up to the Colonial Period.The three appendices give an overview of the development of world trade, politics and weight standards, as well as Sri Lanka's involvement during the ancient and medieval periods.This revised edition consists of 560 pages and features color photographs.Chapter 1 Kahapana (punch-marked coins)Chapter 2 Copper coins – railed swastika series (early Anuradhapura period)Chapter 3 Copper coins of Anuradhapura between the first and fifth centuriesChapter 4 Lakshmi coins or plaquesChapter 5 Copper coins with an influence of South Indian coin designs (late Anuradhapura period)Chapter 6 Inscribed coins from RuhunaChapter 7 Seals and sealingsChapter 8 Roman coins and imitations found in Sri LankaChapter 9 Gold coins of Sri LankaChapter 10 Massa coins (post Anuradhapura period)Chapter 11 Coins of the Tamil rulers of JaffnaChapter 12 Foreign coins used in Sri LankaAppendix 1 History of Sri LankaAppendix 2 World trade and trading empiresAppendix 3 Coins and weight standardsAppendix 4 Lead tokens/coins Read more