The Puddester Collection

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, silver Double Fanams, first issue (2), type E/VI, double fanam around do falam [Double fanam], inner circle, rev. irantu panam [Two fanams], no inner circle, renddu · rukalu · [Two fanams] around, legend correctly positioned, 1.82g/8h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 3.79, this coin cited; KM. 338); type G/II, similar, reads double · fanam · and renddu ·:· rukalu ·:·, inner circle on rev. only, 1.77g/12h (Prid. 163 var. [not in Sale]; Stevens 3.81; KM. 341); Fanam, first issue, type E/I, banam around star, no inner circle, crossed branches below, rev. panam · ruka · [Fanam] around star within inner circle, 0.89g/9h (Prid. 167 [Sale, lot 368]; Stevens 3.95; KM. 336) [3]. Second very fine and toned, others good fine, all rare £80-£100

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

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Collection

First Robert Senior (Glastonbury, UK) FPL 4, Winter 1982 (254); bt R.C. Senior February 1983
Second Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 19 (part)
Third P. Snartt (Bristol, UK) Collection; SNC (London) April 1980 (3015), ticket.

Owner’s tickets