British East India Company
Lot 1999 British East India Company
Estimate $400
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SOLD $950
MADRAS PRESIDENCY, European Style Coinages, Second Issue, 1808, silver half pagoda, obv. Gopuram of a temple with 9 stars each side, around in English HALF PAGODA, in large letters, small buckled garter below, small dot to r. and centre of A, rev. deity Vishnu standing surrounded by dotted circles, ribbon ending in star, in native text 'half a flower (or star) pagoda', (KM.353, Pr.169). With red and gold tone, overstruck on Spanish eight reales of 1795 of Mexico City mint, two edge knocks, otherwise extremely fine and scarce.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 78 (lot 3564).
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