SRI LANKA (CEYLON), Native coinages. Sahassa Malla, 1200-1202. AE (Bronze, 20 mm, 3.88 g, 6 h). Sahassa Malla standing front, head to right, smelling on a lotus flower held in his left hand; in field to right, five pellets above lotus flower; in field to left, altar. Rev. SRIMA SAHASA MALLA (in Brahmi) Sahassa Malla seated front, head to right, holding uncertain object in his left hand. Mitchiner 837-839. About extremely fine.
From a collection of coins from Central Asia.