Lot 2250

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 small letters with end stop, large buckled garter below, 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, others quarter pagoda, five fanams, double fanam and one fanam, (Pr. 171, 173, 180, 184, 188, KM. 349, 350, 351, 352.2, 354). Nearly extremely fine - uncirculated and scarce. (5)