Ceylon copper Massa Coin issued during the period of
King Sahasa Malla (1200-1202AD)
Younger brother of Nissanka Malla
House of Kalinga, restored (1200–1209AD)
Denomination : 1 Massa (Kahawanu)
Alloy : Copper
Diameter : about 20,0 mm
Weight : about 4,2 gram
Shape : round
Edge : plain
Year of issue : 1200-1202AD
Type : struck
Mitchiner #840-841
Obverse :
Traditional Massa design of seated king and devanagiri characters
Writing : Sri ma t-sa ha sa ma lla
Reverse :
Traditional Ceylon Massa design of standing king
here are some usefull links:
States:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polonnaruwa_period
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Dambadeniya
coins:
http://lakdiva.org/coins/medievallanka/polonnaruva.html
http://lakdiva.org/coins/medievallanka/dambadeniya.html