The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, silver Half-Pagoda, second issue, type K/II, 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 shaded, 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, no pellet below, flanked by 14 pellets on left and 12 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]; cf. Stevens 3.126; Dav. 247; KM. 353). No traces of Spanish-American 8 Réales undertype visible, good extremely fine and toned with underlying original bloom, very rare [certified and graded NGC MS 63] £1,500-£2,000

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

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Wayte Raymond Collection, Part III, NASCA Auction (New York), 14-16 August 1978, lot 2767, envelope
‘Papillon’ Collection, Bonhams Auction (London), 15 December 1999 lot 289.

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