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Punch Marked Coin

Maritime Archaeology Museum Maritime History Colonial
Period
Colonial
Date
2025-10-12
Materials
Metal
Site
Maha Rawana site
Inventory
MAMG/2009/M/29

Full Description

Punch marked coins may be the earliest example of metallic as well as imported coins that circulated in Sri Lanka. They are called the Punch marked coins due to the symbols incised on them. Punch marked coins were minted in northern India in circa 600 BCE. And later in other parts of India as well. These Coins reached Sri Lanka around 3rd Century BCE and after.

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