East India Company, Madras Presidency, Half-Pagoda (second issue, 1808-12), temple gopuram within a buckled garter, 9 stars either side, legend in English and Persian, rev. Vishnu standing within a ribbon border, legends in Tamil and Telegu, type J / VIII (Stevens 3.124; Pr. 172), reverse with some adjustment marks on Tamil legend, very fine.
Estimate: £500 - £700