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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 2576975, member: 44140&quot;]Someone was asking to show photos of coins that are quite doggy but yielded a good photo, I dont have have many to show but I do think I have a few candidates. </p><p><br /></p><p>Believe it or not this is one of my most expensive coins. The largest coin minted in Sri Lanka in ancient times. It is not really pretty with a mix of surfaces, the condition is on par with other examples but the patina is patchy and the alloy is far from the greatest, the coin is off centered and was flaky when I received it. I very carefully conserved it and removed the loose material. I dont see this coin winning any beauty contests so here we go...a photo I am pretty proud of.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lanaka</p><p>Kingdom of Anuradhapura </p><p>King Devanplyatisa (r. BC 307-267)</p><p>AE RoundFull Unit</p><p>32 mm x 13.00 grams</p><p>Obverse: Bo-tree, Railed Swastika, Dhajaya symbol, Elephant right.[Chaitya] all within a double boarder with Lines and dots.</p><p>Reverse: Railed Swastika. Chaitya and Nandipada, all within a double boarder with Lines and dots.</p><p>Ref: HW Codrington Ceylon, Coins and Currency (1924) Pl. I #7</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]558737[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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