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Sri Lanka Ancient Ceylon Bull Coin King Virabahu 1 (1391-99 CE) Rare:
$90.00
This coin is an exception since the obverse depicts the standing man but the reverse depicts a standing bull instead of a seated man. On the reverse, only the va can be deciphered with a medial vowel sign. The vowel could be either i or ī. Checking the names of the kings starting either the consonant va, there were six Vijayabāhus and five Vikramabāhus (with Sēnāsammata Vikramabāhu who minted coins according to Rajavaliya1) two Vīrabāhus reigned from Poḷonnaruva Period. All the other kings except Virabahu II were from the clans that ruled Lanka for centuries but Vīrabāhu II was from the Alakēśvara clan.
