ഇന്നത്തെ പഠനം
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അവതരണം
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Augustine Stephen D'souza
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വിഷയം
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ANCIENT INDIAN COINS
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ലക്കം
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British India
Madras Presidency - 'Famed Star Pagoda'
The coin is 'famed' as the British ensured that the coins made their way to many colonies across seas and nations.
They were minted using the hammering techniques. Blocks of gold of correct mass and weight are placed on a reverse die and the obverse die (also called hammer die) hammered into to the blank producing the design that we see.
This resulted in an irregularly struck coin with the flan showing cracked edges which was common with all the Pagodas.
Specifics of the coin shown below
Minted at Madras 1746 - 1807 AD
Obverse - Deity of Vishnu (standing facing) no legend
Reverse - Five pointed star in center of the granulations
Edge - plain
Weight - 3.39 gms
10 mm X 11 mm X (4 mm thick)
The coin is 'famed' as the British ensured that the coins made their way to many colonies across seas and nations.
They were minted using the hammering techniques. Blocks of gold of correct mass and weight are placed on a reverse die and the obverse die (also called hammer die) hammered into to the blank producing the design that we see.
This resulted in an irregularly struck coin with the flan showing cracked edges which was common with all the Pagodas.
Specifics of the coin shown below
Minted at Madras 1746 - 1807 AD
Obverse - Deity of Vishnu (standing facing) no legend
Reverse - Five pointed star in center of the granulations
Edge - plain
Weight - 3.39 gms
10 mm X 11 mm X (4 mm thick)
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