The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, gold Pagoda, second issue, type E/I, seven-tiered Gopuram of a temple flanked by 5 stars either side, surrounded by square buckled garter inscribed pagoda ·, hun [Hun], peak of Gopuram points to d in pagoda, rev. Vishnu holding sword, rising from a lotus flower, flanked by 11 pellets on left and 9 pellets on right, within ribbon inscribed in Tamil and Telugu, vara kun/vara hun [Hun], pellet between legends, 2.94g/12h (Prid. 150 [Sale, lot 362]; Stevens 3.31 [corrected on website to 3.35]; KM. 356; F 1583). Extremely fine and well-centred, most attractive, rare [certified and graded NGC MS 63] £800-£1,000

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

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Bt Baldwin (London) June 1988, ticket and envelope.

Owner’s ticket and envelope