CEYLON-Kotte (Kingdom) AE Massa 1415-1468 Parakrama Bahu VI. Schön- (Korrosion!)

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1415-1468, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), The Kingdom of Kotte, Parakrama Bahu VI. Bronze Massa Coin.

Mint Period: 1415-1468
Denomination: Bronze Massa
Reference: Mitchiner 853-855.
Condition: Heavily corroded and with some greenish deposits (verdigris), otherwise Fine.
Material: Bronze
Diameter: 17mm
Weight: 2.59gm

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

Reverse: Standing king with ancillary symbols beneath seated lion with 8-shaped tail to right.





The Kingdom of Kotte (Sinhala: කෝට්ටේ රාජධානිය, romanized: Kōṭṭē Rajadhaniya, Tamil: கோட்டை அரசு), named after its capital, Kotte, was a Sinhalese kingdom that flourished in Sri Lanka during the 15th century.

Founded by Parakramabahu VI with the help of the Ming, the Kingdom managed to conquer the Jaffna kingdom and the Vanni principalities, and bring the country under one flag. It led to a punitive invasion against the Vijayanagar dynasty and captured a port.

The Kotte Kingdom was largely dissolved during the Sinhalese-Portuguese War, as it faced attacks from rival Sinhalese kingdoms , the Kingdom of Sitawaka and Kingdom of Kandy. Dom João Dharmapala handed it over to the Portuguese, thus leading to the formation of Portuguese Ceylon.





Parâkramabâhu VI (Sinhala: කෝට්ටේ VI වන පරාක්‍රමබාහු, romanized: Kōṭṭē VI Vana Parākramabāhu, Tamil: ஆறாம் (VI.) பராக்கிரமபாகு, romanized: Āṟām (VI.) Parākkiramapāku) was the first king of Kotte, ruling from 1410 until his death in 1467. He is the last great king in Sri Lanka who managed to unite the island under one flag. His rule is famous for the renaissance in Sinhalese literature, (especially poetry) due to the patronage of the king himself. Classical literature (prose and verse) as well as many rock inscriptions and royal grant letters (patent letters, sannas) have been found, rendering much information pertaining to this period.

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