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1271-1273, Sri Lanka/Ceylon, Vijaya Bahu IV. Nice Bronze Kahavanu Coin.

Mint Period: 1271-1273 AD
Reference: Mitchiner 848-849. 
Denomination: Bronze Kahavanu
Condition: Greenish deposits (verdigris), otherwise XF!
Material: Bronze
Diameter: 19mm
Weight: 4.34gm

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

Reverse: Standing king with ancillary symbols.

Vijayabahu IV (died October 1270) was King of Dambadeniya in the 13th century, who ruled from 1267/8 to 1270. He succeeded his father Parakkamabahu II as King of Dambadeniya and was succeeded by his brother Bhuvanaikabahu I.

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