Lot # 216 - Second Issue Silver Quarter Pagoda Coin of Madras Presidency.
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Start Price 18000 | Estimated Price 18000-20000 |
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Quick Description | ||||
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Denomination | Silver 1/4 Pagoda | Metal | Silver | |
Year (AD) | 1808 AD | |||
Full Description: Madras Presidency, Silver 1/4 Pagoda, 2nd Issue, 1808 AD, Obv: a seven-tiered gopuram of a temple, on stony ground with around nine stars on each side, bordered by a buckled garter containing the value "QUARTER PAGODA" in English and Persian, all within a beaded border, Rev: a figure of the god Vishnu usually holding a sword in his left hand and rising from a lotus flower, dots and other symbols on each side within two beaded circles, all this within a ribbon containing the value in Tamil and Telugu, 10.3g, 25.31mm, (Stevens # 3.212), about extremely fine, Very Rare. Note: The bottom strike of 'E' in 'QUARTER ' is broken and appears as 'F'. |