Item 216 out of 469
Lot # 216 - Second Issue Silver Quarter Pagoda Coin of Madras Presidency.
Second Issue Silver Quarter Pagoda Coin of Madras Presidency.
Second Issue Silver Quarter Pagoda Coin of Madras Presidency. Second Issue Silver Quarter Pagoda Coin of Madras Presidency. 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
DenominationSilver 1/4 Pagoda MetalSilver
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'.