Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 489
... coins , and has a mean width of 70 in .; the rest of the coins average ⚫50 in . in width . Whether these sizes indicated different values is doubtful . The great variation in the weights proves that no special scale was followed in ...
... coins , and has a mean width of 70 in .; the rest of the coins average ⚫50 in . in width . Whether these sizes indicated different values is doubtful . The great variation in the weights proves that no special scale was followed in ...
Page 498
... coins is that of the sitting Herakles on the coins of Euthydemos , King of Baktria ( circa 230-200 B.C. ) , as he appears in Plate I , Nos . 3 and 5 , of Mr. V. A. Smith's Catalogue of the Coins in the Indian Museum , Calcutta . ' The ...
... coins is that of the sitting Herakles on the coins of Euthydemos , King of Baktria ( circa 230-200 B.C. ) , as he appears in Plate I , Nos . 3 and 5 , of Mr. V. A. Smith's Catalogue of the Coins in the Indian Museum , Calcutta . ' The ...
Page 501
... Coins of Southern India . This design is not recognisable on the oblong coins that I have seen . Whether it was developed from the Greek caduceus , which occurs ( or a symbol like it ) on some Indian punch - marked coins , is uncertain ...
... Coins of Southern India . This design is not recognisable on the oblong coins that I have seen . Whether it was developed from the Greek caduceus , which occurs ( or a symbol like it ) on some Indian punch - marked coins , is uncertain ...
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Baṇḍāra bangles bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters cross dāgaba deity demons Dēvatā Deviyā district dome Duṭṭha-Gāmiņi early elephant embankment emblem evidently face Forest Vaeddas four Galē Goddess Gods hill holes honey inches wide Indra inscription island Jātaka jungle Kandian Sinhalese Kataragama Keliya king Kiri-Ammā Kumāra later length Maha Mahāvansa mentioned miles monks Nāgas Nevill North-central Province North-western North-western Province northern offering Parumaka player Polannaruwa pre-Christian probably Purānas Rakshasas Rāmāyana Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round Ruwanwaeli sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side sluice Southern India square stone Swastika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Tissa tree upright usual Vaedi Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas