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Madras Mint – Early Coinages – South Indian System – Gold, Pagoda c1678 to c1740

This was the standard gold coin of the EIC for many years. Easily confused with Dutch pagodas

 

A standing deity holding a sword in his left hand and surrounded by various symbols.

Granulated

 

Official Weight (g)

3.45

 

Actual Weight (g)

3.36-3.42

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

11.0-11.5

 

Composition

Gold

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

Pr. No.

Obv

Status

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

1.2

2.

2

A

Currency

Ste, Harish Purani

Single, standing figure of Vishnu. See photos for one with a flat reverse (maybe St 1.1?)

R

-

3.

 

B

Brass Forgery

Ste

Very crude single standing figure. 2.18g

NR

-

4.

 

C

Brass Forgery

Ste

Very good design of single standing figure. 2.97g

NR

 

Obverse Varieties

Shape of Figure

The shape of the figure varies

 

 

A

B

C

Shape of Figure

Normal

Squat figure - Forgery

Fairly normal figure - Forgery