East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages 1812-35, uncertain mint, copper Pice, 1833/1240h, arms and supporters, ausp : regis & sen : angliæ [By the authority of the King and Parliament of England] on ribbon below, rev. 1 above yek pai [One pice] in wreath, two diacritical marks below last letter of pai, 2.13g/6h (Prid. 286 [Sale, lot 418]; Stevens 5.99; KM. 428). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, one of the best known specimens [certified and graded NGC MS 61 BN] £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Puddester Collection.

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Bt A. Szego (Jackson Heights, NY) September 1981.

Owner’s ticket.

The status of these coins, dated 1833 yet retaining the 1240h date of the earlier issues, remains uncertain. The style has a certain native charm