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1208-1209, Sri Lanka/Ceylon, Dharmasoka. Bronze Kahavanu Coin. Rare 1-Yr Ruler (The Infant King!)

Mint Period: 1208-1209
Reference: Mitchiner 842-844. 
Denomination: Bronze Kahavanu
Condition: Rusty deposits, surface roughness (environmental damage), otherwise XF!
Material: Bronze
Diameter: 20mm
Weight: 4.07gm

Obverse: Seated King beneath legend in right field.
Legend: "Sri Dha(r)mmasoka."

Reverse: Standing king with ancillary symbols.

Dharmasoka was an infant King of Polonnaruwa in the thirteenth century, who ruled from 1208 to 1209. He was three months old and installed as king by General Ayasmantha succeeding Kalyanavati as king of Polonnaruwa and was succeeded by his father Anikanga.

The Kingdom of Polonnaruwa  (Sinhala: පොළොන්නරුව රාජධානිය, romanized: Polonnaruwa Rājādhaniya) was the Sinhalese kingdom that expanded across the island of Sri Lanka and several overseas territories, from 1070 until 1232. The kingdom started expanding its overseas authority during the reign of Parakramabahu the Great.