Summary
1 Pagoda, Issued by, Madras Presidency, India, 1691-1740
Minted by Fort St. George (Madras)
Note: crescent of the reverse suggests this attribution needs further work
Obverse Description
Three figures, Vishnu as Venkatesvara standing at centre with his two wives, one seated on either side
Reverse Description
Granulated with crescent at edge of granulation
Edge Description
Plain
Significance
The right to strike gold pagodas was granted in 1639. From about 1678 a granulated reverse, based on the Dutch pagoda of the same date, was employed. This type, with three figures on the obverse, was introduced in about 1691 and retained until replaced by the star pagoda in 1740.
The crescent on the reverse suggests an issue of French India, Pondichery but there the crescent is placed at the centre of the reverse in a circle emptied of granulations (see KM#50 p.806).
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1691 -1740 AD
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Issued By
East India Company, Madras Presidency, India, 1691-1740
The crescent on the reverse suggests further work on attribution needed -
Mint
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Gold
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
11 mm (Outside Diameter), 3.42 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Pridmore 3A (?) KM#289
[Book] Pridmore, Fred. 1975. The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 4, India. 1., 57 Pages
[Book] Bruce, Colin R. 2008. Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1601 - 1700.
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