The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Early coinages, copper Cash, type IV, 1748, Fort St David, heart-shaped shield incorporating balemark, rev. date within pellet border, 1.18g/6h (Prid. 103 [Sale, lot 358]; Stevens 5.11; KM. 302). Fine, very rare; only two specimens recorded by Snartt £60-£80

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

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F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 358 (part), ticket
Bt Spink February 1983.

Owner’s ticket.

Struck during the French occupation of Madras