Medieval Sri Lanka [solved]

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Hi, i would like to ask you some help to understand the ruler of this medieval Sri Lanka coin.
To my eyes they look all the same, maybe i must check some particular sign.
Thank you for your help.

w= 4,41g d=19mm
See http://coins.lakdiva.org/medievallanka/identify.html and http://coins.lakdiva.org/medievallanka/1236_1271_parakramabahu~ii.html
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Yes, it takes some hunting around in different sites to match the writing. Your coin is a copper kahavanu from Parakrama Bahu II, 1236-1271 AD.

https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/coinindia/36/product/sri_lanka_singhalese_kingdom_parakrama_bahu_ii_123671_ae_kahavanu/671201/Default.aspx
Thank you, now everything is clear.
Status changed to Solved (cobrapel, 17 Nov 2019, 16:49)
https://sirimunasiha.wordpress.com/about/the-coins-of-pandyan-and-colas-found-in-srilanka/
http://coins.lakdiva.org/medievallanka/polonnaruva.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polonnaruwa_period
http://coins.lakdiva.org/medievallanka/dambadeniya.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Dambadeniya
Non est totum quod splendet ut aurum
Rijkdom bestaat niet uit het hebben van veel bezittingen, maar in het hebben van weinig behoeften
Thanks for all the references, PetrusAscanus. These will be helpful to ID Sri Lankan copper kahavanus in future.

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