Presidencies of India
Madras Presidency
Silver 1/4 Pagoda
Rare Silver Quarter Pagoda Coin of Madras Presidency.
Madras Presidency, Silver ¼ Pagoda, 2nd issue, 1808 AD, Edge: Oblique Milling, Obv: seven-tiered gopuram of a temple, standing on stony ground, between nine stars on each side, all this surrounded by a buckled garter, on the garter is the value in English QUARTER PAGODA 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, all surrounded by two circles of beads, all this within a ribbon, the ribbon is the value in Tamil and Telugu, 10.6g, 27.00mm, (KM # 352, Stevens # 3.167), about extremely fine, Rare.
Estimate: INR 18000 - 20000