The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, silver Half-Pagoda, second issue, type J/VIII, nine-tiered Gopuram of a temple flanked by 9 stars either side, surrounded by ribbon inscribed half · pagoda ., nim hun phuli [Half a star pagoda], large letters, buckle unshaded, top of Gopuram points between g and o of pagoda, rev. Vishnu holding sword, rising from a lotus flower, surrounded by three concentric circles of pellets, two pellets below Vishnu’s feet, 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], 21.14g/12h (Prid. 172 [Sale, lot 375]; Stevens 3.124; Dav. 247; KM. 353). No traces of Spanish-American 8 Réales undertype visible, about extremely fine and dark-toned [certified and graded NGC AU 55] £500-£700

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

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A Study Collection of Coins of the British East India Company and British India, Spink Auction 152 (London), 11 April 2001, lot 638.

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