Old Indian coin [resuelto]

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Hi
please help me id this one
4.3gr, 20-21mm, thanks
Chola empire
Referee of south atlantic islands
1 Massa - Sahassa Malla
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces10554.html
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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
Non est totum quod splendet ut aurum
Rijkdom bestaat niet uit het hebben van veel bezittingen, maar in het hebben van weinig behoeften
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​Reference: MNI 840-841
Comments: Although the style of this coin reflects Chola origins, it belongs to the period after the Singhalese were able to wrest back control of Sri Lanka from the Cholas.
Referee of south atlantic islands
I had contact with praboth who lives there. I tried to buy some of these coins from him.
He helped me with the determination of my coins. He told me that (contemporary) replica's exist.
If you like the coin, that is not very important for me B)
Non est totum quod splendet ut aurum
Rijkdom bestaat niet uit het hebben van veel bezittingen, maar in het hebben van weinig behoeften

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