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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
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, European minting, 1803-1808, Soho Mint bronzed copper proof twenty cash 1803 (Pridmore 191; KM.321) and bronzed proof copper ten cash 1808 (Pridmore 203; KM.319). Nearly FDC. (2)
Estimate $400
SOLD $550
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, European style coinages 1803-1808, bronzed copper proof twenty cash, 1808 (Pridmore 198; KM.321). FDC.
Estimate $400
SOLD $950
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, European style coinages, 1803-1808, copper ten cash, heavy issue 1803, light issue 1808, five cash 1803, one cash 1803, also modern fantasies (1.25g each) (2) (Pridmore 199, 206, 208, 212; KM.319, 316, 315). Very fine - uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, European style coinages, 1803-1808, bronzed copper proof ten cash, 1808 (Pridmore 207; KM.319). FDC.
Estimate $350
SOLD $500
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, European style coinages, 1803-1808, gilt copper proof one cash, 1803, by Soho Mint (Pridmore 214; KM.315b). FDC.
Estimate $400
SOLD $800
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, Madras Mint, copper coinages, 1807; copper forty cash (Pridmore 216, 219; KM.331.1, .3), copper twenty cash (Pridmore 224, 224 var; KM.328), copper ten cash (Pridmore 230, 231, 232; KM.326), copper five cash (Pridmore 234; KM.324), copper two and a half cash (Pridmore 236; KM.309). Fair - very fine. (9)
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,100
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, Madras Mint copper forty cash, value in English and Persian (Pridmore 218; KM.333). Nearly very fine and rare thus.
Estimate $300
SOLD $480
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, 1807 Madras Minting, copper XX (20) cash (4), value in English and Persian on obverse, and Tamil and Telugu on reverse, all different with variants in Tamil letter form and dots and stars on reverse, (Pr. 221, 222, 224, 224 var., cf.KM. 328). Nearly fine - very fine, some rare. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $240
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, Madras Mint copper twenty cash (1807) (Pridmore 222; KM.328). Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, British style coinage system gold mohur or ashrafi, issued 1819 struck at Madras Mint (11.64g) (Pridmore 241; KM.421). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $2,600
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, British Style Coinage system, gold mohur or ashrafi, issued 1819, struck at Madras mint, (11.66 g), obv. EIC arms with suporters, around ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY, rev. in Persian 'Ashrafi (or Mohur) of the Honourable English Company', (Pridmore 241, KM. 421). Nearly extremely fine, very scarce.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $2,400
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, British Style Coinage system, gold half mohur or half ashrafi, issued 1819, struck at Madras mint, (5.85 g), obv. EIC crest, a lion rapant, around ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY, rev. in Persian 'Half ashrafi (half Mohur) of the Honourable English Company', (Pridmore 242, KM.420). Extremely fine, rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $3,200