Lot # 458 - Rare Second Issue Silver Quarter Pagoda Coin of Madras Presidency, figure of the GOD Vishnu In un Circulated Condition.
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Start Price 20000 | Estimated Price 20000-25000 |
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Denomination | Silver 1/4 Pagoda | Mint | Madras | |
Metal | Silver | Year (AD) | 1808 | |
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, 10.37g, 27.00mm, (KM # 352/Stevens # 3.179), XF-AU, Rare. |