Lot # 280 - 2nd Issue Silver Quarter Pagoda Coin of Madras Presidency.
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| Start Price 20000 | Estimated Price 20000-25000 |
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| Denomination | Silver 1/4 Pagoda | Metal | Silver | |
| Year (AD) | 1808 AD | |||
| Full Description: Madras Presidency, Silver ¼ 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 ('R' is missing) PAGODA" in English and Persian, all within a beaded border, Rev: figure of Vishnu usually holding a sword in his left hand and rising from a lotus flower, dotted and other symbols on each side within two beaded circles, all this within a ribbon containing the value in Tamil and Telugu, 10.2g, 26.43mm, (Unlisted type in KM/PR/Stevens), about extremely fine, Rare. Note: The letter 'R' & dot are missing from the word 'QUARTER' on the Obverse.
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