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attitude in this description of coins, and at his side a fish to 

 express the water whereby he acquired his celebrity. 



There is a small gold coin, apparently of the same class* 

 with the preceding copper coins. A representation of it is 

 annexed, No. 2. On the obverse there is a figure resembling 

 that on the copper coins, yet of superior workmanship \ but on 

 the reverse there is no figure, but characters only. It may be 

 later in date. It weighs six grains and a half. 



In a communication to this Society from Mr. Simon Casie 

 Chitty, mention is made of another gold coin of th£ same 

 class, weighing 60 grains. It is described as having on one 

 side a figure seated in the Indian manner with the Nagari 

 characters Siri Lankeswar, the lord of Lanka.* And in the 

 same communication reference is made to some other coins 

 also of the same class. 



Annexed is a representation of another coin No. 3 which 

 appears to be the same as that mentioned in the Asiatic [Re- 

 searches Vol. 17 p. 597 fig. 110, but not otherwise described 

 there than as having thereon rude figures, one apparently in- 

 tended for Hanuman. It weighs 51 \ grs. 



There is also another small copper coin, a copy of which 

 is annexed No. 4$ having on the obverse two figures, which 

 one might fancy to be Rama with his bow, and the giant 

 prince of Lanka. It weighs 45^- grs. 



In the Mahawanso mention is frequently made of the 

 Kahapanan. Mr, Turnour describes this as a gold coin worth 

 10 masakani which he says is a silver coin Called in Singhalese 

 massa, and now valued at eight pence. This would make the 

 Kahapanan six shillings and eight pence. According to another 

 account, derived from the Books of discipline, the Kahapanan 



* This or the preceding seem to be what Dr. Davy calls the 

 Dambadinian rliatra or gold piece.— Davy's Ceylon, p. 245' 



