Ceylon 1 massa ???

Dear fellow collectors,

I need some help with this coin. thank you. 

weight 4, 18 grams

20,2 mm diameter

thickness 2,2 mm

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Sahassa+Malla&category=1-2&lot=&date_from=&date_to=&thesaurus=1&images=1&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1¤cy=usd&order=0

N#10554

This Kandy coin is so similar to the Massa Raja Raja Chola I

N#17657

Copper massa coins from the Chola kingdom in Sri Lanka and southern India about 900-1300 AD from different rulers do look rather similar. These are also called "octopus man" coins because of the appearance of the king in his robe. Coins of other rulers in this series are often misattributed to Raja Raja Chola. It is necessary to examine the writing carefully and match it to get a correct attribution. 

I agree with the skillful attribution of Mariusz. This particular coin matches Sahassa Malla (1200-1202 AD). 

It's also shown in the virtual tray of Chola coins about two-thirds of the way down the page at

http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?topic=1286.45

There's an article available at

https://cccrh.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/the-octopus-man-2017-06.pdf

Also there's a list with photos at

https://fr.numista.com/catalogue/kandy_kingdom-1.html
 

Good reading material Seeker55 - thanks