† Coins of India. East India Company. Madras Presidency, ½-Pagoda, 1808, very slight evidence of an undertype, large letters, no stop between HALF and PAGODA, three strong poles on top of the gopuram pointing slightly to the left of the O, thinner stars than usual and the left side stars are grouped closer to the gopuram, the lowest of these is furthest from the ground than on any of these coins in the Fore collection (Pr 169; KM 353). Good extremely fine, toned. Part of the David Fore Collection of British Indian Coins. £1000-1500
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