The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, silver Half-Pagoda, first issue, type I/IV, nine-tiered Gopuram of a temple flanked by 12 stars either side, surrounded by ribbon inscribed half . pagoda ., nim hun phuli [Half a star pagoda], Persian legend facing inwards, rev. Vishnu holding sword, rising from a lotus flower, surrounded by five concentric circles of pellets, flanked by 16 pellets on left and 14 pellets on right, legend in Tamil and Telugu, arai pu vara kun/ara pu vara hun [Half a star pagoda], Tamil legend to left inwards, Telugu legend to right inwards, 20.91g/12h (Prid. 151 [Sale, lot 363]; Stevens 3.50; KM. 344; Dav. 246). Traces of the Spanish-American 8 Réales undertype visible, good very fine and toned, rare [certified and graded NGC AU 55] £2,000-£2,600

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

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F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October, 1982, lot 363, ticket
Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 16.

Owner’s ticket