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Lot # 171 - Second Issue Silver Half Pagoda Coin of Madras Presidency.
Second Issue Silver Half Pagoda Coin of Madras Presidency.
Second Issue Silver Half Pagoda Coin of Madras Presidency. Second Issue Silver Half Pagoda Coin of Madras Presidency.
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Start Price 70000 Estimated Price 70000-90000
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Quick Description
DenominationSilver 1/2 Pagoda MetalSilver
Year (AD)1808
Full Description:

Madras Presidency, Silver 1/2 Pagoda, 2nd Issue,1808 AD, Obv: a nine-tiered gopuram of a temple, on stony ground with around nine stars on each side, bordered by a buckled garter containing the value "HALF PAGODA" in English and Persian, all within a beaded border, Rev: a figure of the god Vishnu holding a long sword in his left hand and rising from a lotus, dots and other symbols on each side within three beaded circles, all this within a ribbon containing the value in Tamil and Telugu, 21.1g, 36.00mm, (Unlisted Variety), about extremely fine, Extremely Rare.

Note: It is an interesting coin with stylistic differences in its buckle, sword, arrangements of beads, and its combination.