East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, Madras minting, copper 20 Cash, 1807-8 issue, type D/III, in bist kas ast [This is twenty cash], legend in three lines, central ornament flanked by four pellets and a short line either side, xx cash in large uneven letters below, rev. idi iravai kasulu idu irubadu kasu [This is twenty cash], Tamil and Telugu legends undivided, first and third Tamil letters squared, 9.66g/12h (Prid. 224 var. [Sale, lot 396]; Stevens 3.302; KM. 328). Good very fine and patinated, very rare; only one specimen (BM) in Snartt’s survey [certified and graded NGC AU 58 BN] £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Puddester Collection.

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T.V. Holland Collection, Part IV, Noble Numismatics Auction 62 (Sydney), 17-18 November 1999, lot 915, recté Prid. 224 var.
R.A. Climpson Collection, Noble Numismatics Auction 85B (Melbourne), 25 July 2007, lot 2023, recté Prid. 224 var.

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