† Coins of India. East India Company. Madras Presidency, ½-Pagoda, 1808, no evidence of an undertype, large letters, no stop between HALF and PAGODA, end stop, nine stars either side of the gopuram as is normal, all the right-hand stars have a central dot, none on the left side have dots, four poles extending from the top of the gopuram pointing directly to the O of PAGODA, rev no dots between the legs of Vishnu, one small dot above him attached to his top (Pr 169; KM 353).Choice extremely fine and toned. Part of the David Fore Collection of British Indian Coins. £800-1200
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