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<p>[QUOTE="Ed Snible, post: 3232075, member: 82322"]Even in good shape it can be hard to decipher the king's name. Many dealers just call him "octopus man".</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a high grade example for comparison.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]844216[/ATTACH] </p><p>Sri Lanka, Polonnaruva, Sahasa Malla, 1200-2 AD, AE20, 4.17g</p><p>Seated king, SRIMA SAHASA MALLA in Brahmi in two vertical lines in the left field</p><p>King standing, small altar in the left field, various dots and decorations in fields. 'Octopus Man'</p><p>Mitchiner <i>NIS</i> 837-839.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can see examples of the various kings at <a href="https://www.zeno.ru/showgallery.php?cat=4402" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.zeno.ru/showgallery.php?cat=4402" rel="nofollow">https://www.zeno.ru/showgallery.php?cat=4402</a> maybe you will find one similar to yours.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ed Snible, post: 3232075, member: 82322"]Even in good shape it can be hard to decipher the king's name. Many dealers just call him "octopus man". Here is a high grade example for comparison. [ATTACH=full]844216[/ATTACH] Sri Lanka, Polonnaruva, Sahasa Malla, 1200-2 AD, AE20, 4.17g Seated king, SRIMA SAHASA MALLA in Brahmi in two vertical lines in the left field King standing, small altar in the left field, various dots and decorations in fields. 'Octopus Man' Mitchiner [I]NIS[/I] 837-839. You can see examples of the various kings at [url]https://www.zeno.ru/showgallery.php?cat=4402[/url] maybe you will find one similar to yours.[/QUOTE]
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