The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, silver Half-Pagoda, first issue, type E/IV, nine-tiered Gopuram of a temple flanked by 15 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, the innermost interrupted, 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, 21.17g/12h (Prid. 153 [Sale, lot 364]; Stevens 3.43, recté E/IV as website; KM. 344; Dav. 246). No traces of the Spanish-American 8 Réales undertype, about extremely fine with grey tone, 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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P. Snartt (Bristol, UK) Collection
SNC (London) April 1980 (3006), ticket.

Owner’s ticket