The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 2, January 12, 2003, Article 7

LAPA KANDY KINGS REVISED EDITION

  Last week, Scott Semans mentioned a revised edition of
  a Frank Lapa book: "While in prison, he produced a
  revised version of his Kandy Kings of Ceylon, 1986, in
  8.5x11 spiral bind, though I'm not sure he ever marketed
  this edition."

  Kavan Ratnatunga reports: "I have a copy of original 1968
  edition as well as this 1986 spiral bind.  I did not know of its
  provenance til today.  The original book is clearly the best
  illustrated book on these copper massa coins.  I have not
  studied the details or tried to find all the 50 or so varieties
  he illustrates for each of the 6 more common Kings and
  Queen.

  The coins are from Kings in Lanka in Pollonnaruva and
  Dambadeniya in the era 1055-1295 AD.  The kingdom
  moved to Kandy many centuries later, and the colonial
  name Ceylon was not even invented."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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