(Vendue pour $5.0)

1273-1302, Sri Lanka/Ceylon, Bhuvanaika Bahu. Bronze Kahavanu Coin. VF

Mint Period: 1273-1302 AD
Reference: Mitchiner 850-852. 
Denomination: Bronze Kahavanu
Condition: Earthen deposits and greenish verdigris spots, oothrewise VF!
Material: Bronze
Diameter: 19mm
Weight: 3.43gm

Obverse: Seated King beneath legend in right field.
Legend: "Sri Bhuvanaika Bahu."

Reverse: Standing king with ancillary symbols.

Bhuvanaikabahu I was King of Dambadeniya in the 13th century, who ruled from 1271 to 1283. He succeeded his brother Vijayabahu IV as King of Dambadeniya and an Interregnum of 19 years is thought to have occurred after his death. His nephew Parakkamabahu III ruled from Polonnaruwa, and was not formally considered as a King of Dambadeniya. Bhuvanaikabahu I is known to have resided in Yapahuwa.

The Kingdom of Dambadeniya was a medieval kingdom in what is present-day Sri Lanka. The kingdom's rulers reigned from 1220–1345.