Catalogue
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, Indian style coinage, Hindu system, gold pagoda, c1678-1740, struck at Fort St.George (Madras) Mint (3.41g) (Pridmore 2 var.; KM.288). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $7,000
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, Indian style coinage, Hindu system, gold pagoda c1691-1740, struck at Fort St.George (Madras) Mint (3.38g) (Pridmore 3A; KM.289). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $520
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, Indian style coinage, gold Masulipatam pagoda c1740-1807 struck at Fort St.George (Madras) Mint (3.44g) (Pridmore 3B; KM.304). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $500
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, Indian style coinage, Hindu system gold star pagoda c1740-1807, struck at Madras Mint (3.41g) (Pridmore 9; KM.303). Extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $520
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, silver fanam, first issue, 1689/90 (1.04g) (Pridmore 13; KM.293). Toned, very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, second issue (1690) silver double fanam (2.13g) (Pridmore 15; KM.296). Off centre, toned very fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, third issue, silver double fanam (1.81g) (1764-1807), another double fanam (1.83g), silver fanam (0.84g) (Pridmore 18 (2), 19; KM.296, 298). Toned very fine. (3)
Estimate $250
Passed in
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, first issue (1691-1754), copper dudu or ten cash, 1702 (Pridmore 24; KM.291), another dated 174(?), last figure off the flan (Primdore 38/41; KM.291); second issue dates 175(6), 1761 (2), 176(5), (1)801 (KM.306). Good - nearly fine. (7)
Estimate $250
SOLD $210
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, copper dudu or ten cash, first issues 1705, 1706, second issues, 1756, 1768, 1774, 1777, 178?, 1800, 1801 (Pridmore 26, 27, 46, 49, 51, 54-, 63, 64; KM.291, 300). Very good - very fine. (9)
Estimate $300
SOLD $440
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, copper dudu or ten cash, second issue, 1755, 1756, 1769, 1801, half dudu, first issue, 1726, second issue 1784; cash, 1737 (Pridmore 45, 46, 50, 64, 72, 81, 101; KM.306, 290, 305) in packets with weights. Fine - very fine. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $700
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency copper half dudu (or five cash), 1700 (Pridmore 68); copper half dub (1808) (Pridmore 335) (2, one dumps of 4.92g); pagoda silver coinage, first issue, 1807, silver fanam (Pridmore 167); European style, third issue silver half rupee (Pridmore 270; KM.435). Very good - very fine. (5)
Estimate $120
SOLD $1,300
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, Masulipatnam Mint coinage, first issue copper cash (1678), another, undated (c1796-8), copper half dudu (or five cash) 1726 (Pridmore 72, 91, 108; KM.301, 393, 290). Very fine or better. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $850
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, copper cash AH1211, 1212 (1796/7; 1797/8) (Pridmore 105-8; KM.311-3); silver rupee, Arcot coinage, AH1162, yr AHD=1 struck at Fort St David in 1749, another struck after 1759 dated yr 6 (Pridmore 135, 140; KM.376, 384). Fine - very fine. (6)
Estimate $240
SOLD $210
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, native style coinage, in the name of Alamgir II (A.H. 1167-1173, A.D. 1754-1759), silver rupee, Arcot mint, frozen year 6 (issued to 1809), (Pr.140, KM.384). Good very fine with clear date reading.
Estimate $50
Passed in
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, European style coinages, 1808-1815, gold pagoda (2.98g) (Pridmore 148; KM.356). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $2,200
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, European style Hindu system, 1808-15, gold pagoda (Pridmore 149; KM.356). Uncirculated, probably later copy.
Estimate $200
SOLD $280
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, Pagoda coinage in the Hindu system, silver half pagoda, first issue, 1807, 15 stars each side (Pridmore 153; KM.344). Lightly toned, nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $3,000
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, silver quarter pagoda, first issue (1807), nine stars (Pridmore 155; KM.343). Grey toned, good fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $220
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, silver quarter pagoda, first issue (1807), nine/eleven stars (Pridmore 155a or 156; KM.343). Toned, good fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $550
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, silver five fanams, first issue (1807) (Pridmore 158; KM.342). Toned very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $600
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, silver double fanam, first issue (Pridmore 164a; KM.341), three dots after fanam. Toned very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, silver double fanam, first issue (1807) (Pridmore 162, no dot cf 163 contemporary copy?; KM.340), silver fanam (1807) (Pridmore 167; KM.336). Very good - good fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, European style coinages, second issue (1808), silver half pagoda, three dots between legs of Vishnu (Pridmore 169; KM.353). Dark tone, nearly extremely fine and rare thus.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,400
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, European style coinage, second issue (1808), silver half pagoda, two small dots between legs of Vishnu (Pridmore 171; KM.354). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $750
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, European style coinages, second issue (1808), silver half pagoda, two dots between legs of Vishnu (Pridmore 717B; KM.353). Double or over struck, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $700
SOLD $1,600
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, pagoda coinage, second issue (1808), silver half pagoda (Pridmore 172; KM.354). Uneven toning with dark spots, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $4,600
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, silver quarter pagoda, second issue (1808) (Pridmore 173 (3), 173 var end stop (2), 177; KM.352). The fifth only fair, others very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,000
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, European style coinages, second issue (1808), silver quarter pagoda (Pridmore 176; KM.352.2). Good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $280
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, pagoda coinage, second issue (1808), silver five fanams (Pridmore 180, 182, 183A; KM.351), silver double fanams (Pridmore 184, 185 (2, one a contemporary copy?); KM.349), silver fanams (Pridmore 188 (2, one a contemporary copy?), 189; KM.349). Toned, nearly very fine - extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $700
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, European minting, copper coinage 1803-1808, copper twenty cash, heavy issue, 1803, 1808 (2) (Pridmore 190, 193 (2, second an off centre mis-strike without collar, first struck with compressed collar as an overstrike), light issue 1808 (Pridmore 197; KM.321). Very fine - good extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $300
SOLD $650