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E.I.C. Madras Presidency
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, silver Quarter-Pagoda, second issue, type E/XVI, seven-tiered Gopuram of a temple flanked by 9 stars either side, surrounded by ribbon inscribed quarter pagoda, pau hun phuli [Quarter of a star pagoda], partly-shaded oval buckle with cross tongue, rev. Vishnu holding sword in left hand, rising from a lotus flower, surrounded by two concentric circles of pellets, flanked by 11 pellets on left and 9 pellets on right, no pellet above or below Vishnu, legend in Tamil and Telugu, kal vara kun · kal vara hun [Quarter of a star pagoda], 10.49g/12h (Prid. 173 [Sale, lot 376]; Stevens 3.169; KM. 352). Light adjustment marks on obverse, otherwise extremely fine £300-£360
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Provenance: Noble Numismatics Auction 64A (Melbourne), 12-13 July 2000, lot 2673.
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East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, silver Quarter-Pagoda, second issue, type E/XVI, seven-tiered Gopuram of a temple flanked by 9 stars either side, surrounded by ribbon inscribed quarter pagoda, pau hun phuli [Quarter of a star pagoda], partly-shaded oval buckle with cross tongue, rev. Vishnu holding sword in left hand, rising from a lotus flower, surrounded by two concentric circles of pellets, flanked by 11 pellets on left and 9 pellets on right, no pellet above or below Vishnu, legend in Tamil and Telugu, kal vara kun · kal vara hun [Quarter of a star pagoda], 10.49g/12h (Prid. 173 [Sale, lot 376]; Stevens 3.169; KM. 352). Light adjustment marks on obverse, otherwise extremely fine £300-£360
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Provenance: Noble Numismatics Auction 64A (Melbourne), 12-13 July 2000, lot 2673.
Owner's ticket