Lot 2002

Description

Madras Presidency, European Style Coinages, Second Issue, 1808, silver half pagoda, obv. Gopuram of a temple with 9 stars each side, around in English HALF PAGODA, in large letters, small buckled garter below, small dot to r. and centre of A, rev. deity Vishnu standing surrounded by dotted circles, ribbon ending in star, in native text 'half a flower (or star) pagoda', without dots between legs of Vishnu, (KM. 353, Pr.169). Very fine and scarce with much of the original Spanish dollar visible of the host coin.

Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 64 (lot 2672).