Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Anonymous (c.960-1214), gold Kahavanu, type III (B), gold Pala (Quarter-Kahavanu), legend a stylised form of Lakshmi, gold Aka (Eighth-Kahavanu), similar, but with legend believed to read daraka, all Jasmine flower and chank (conch) types, (Codrington 53, 62, 67-8; Mitchiner, Southern India, part 2, 311-317), generally very fine or a little better (3).
Estimate: £280 - £350