An ancient Arakan silver coin was found at Ko-ran-taung hill in Ramree Township, Arakan when a villager was digging a hole on the ground at the hill. I can't read the script on the coin. However,according my understanding, I guess the writting - Shwe-nann--tha-khon Candavijayaraja (ေရႊနန္းသခင္ စႏၵဝိယဇရာဇာ). The name 'Candavijaya (စႏၵဝိဇယ)' is very sure even though others not sure. King Candavijayaraja ruled Mrauk-U kingdom for twenty-one years - from 1710 A.D up to 1731 A.D. Around Arakan, many coins were found with the name of that king. So, it is most possible that the coin (in photo) recently found in Ramree Township was made by the King Candavijayaraja (စႏၵဝိဇယရာဇာ). Photo - Rakha Maung http://mrauku.blogspot.com/
The abandoned city and hundreds of temples and pagodas at Mrauk U (also spelt Mrauk Oo and pronounced ‘Mrow Oo’ or ‘Myow Oo’, depending on Rakhine or Burmese pronunciation) lie across rolling northern Rakhine State hilltops and form an awe-inspiring sight, whilst providing an experience quite unlike anything else in Myanmar. From the 15th to 18th centuries, Mrauk U was the capital of a mighty Arakan kingdom , frequently visited by foreign traders (including Portugese and Dutch), and this is reflected in the grandeur and scope of the structures dotted around its vicinity. But after the First Anglo-Burmese War in 1826, the British moved the regional trading centre down the Kaladan river to Sittwe , and Mrauk U went into decline . Today part of its allure lies in its isolation from the rest of the country; the lack of development; and that (for the moment) you are more likely to bump into a cow or a goat than into another tourist. The temples and pagodas The mon