Lot 2006

Description

Madras Presidency, European Style Coinages, Second Issue, 1808, silver quarter pagoda, obv. Gopuram of a temple with 9 stars each side, around in English QUARTER PAGODA, in letters without stops, large buckled garter below, partly filled, rev. deity Vishnu standing surrounded by dotted circles, ribbon ending in star, in native text 'half a flower (or star) pagoda', without dots continuing under legs of Vishnu, (cf.Pr.173, KM. 352). Nearly Very fine and rare variant.