† Coins of India. East India Company. Madras Presidency, Gold Pagoda, 3.38g, Negapatnam, crudely designed standing deity with arms raised, rev granulated, 3.38g (Pr -, see note on p.45; Scholten, see p.139, footnote to 1228; cf Skanda 616). Extremely fine and rare. This type was struck at Negapatnam after its capture by the British in 1781 under the authority of the East India Company’s agent, Captain Scott, and is therefore commonly known as Scott’s Pagoda or the Iskat Pagoda. Part of the David Fore Collection of British Indian Coins. £400-500
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