COLONIAL ISSUES, British India. Madras Presidency. 1652-1835. AV Quarter Mohur – Quarter Ashrafi (17mm, 2.92 g, 12h). East India Company issue. Madras (Chennai) mint. Struck 1819. Lion rampant left on globe and ground line, holding crown / Denomination and name of East India Company in Persian. Pridmore 243; Friedberg 1589. VF, a few light scratches on reverse.
From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, September 1985.