Kavan Ratnatunga writes:

The Western Gangas Elephant Pagoda

The Western Gangas Elephant ( Gajapati ) Pagoda circulated in Lanka as is evidenced by a hoard of 179 discovered in 1922 at Allaippiddi in the Jaffna district.

To read the complete article, see:Two Millennium of Elephant on Coins from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)(coins.lakdiva.org/elephants.html)

Elephant and Svastika

The circular Elephant and Svastika coins were mainly found at the Abhayagiri Dagoba in Anuradhapura. It is the Classic and largest of the ancient coins which is uniquely from Lanka. It is the equivalent of the Greek Athenian Owl tetradrachm for Lankan Numismatics. These coins found in Anuradhapura are thin and Struck with fine detail. Recent finds at Akurugoda near Tissmaharama in south west Lanka. thick and rough cast coins.

To read the complete article, see:Century 3rd BC to 1st AD - LankaAnuradhapura - Elephant and Svastika(coins.lakdiva.org/ancient/elephant_svastika_struck.html)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:ELEPHANTS ON ANCIENT COINS(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v17n24a20.html)