Madras (1808) 2 annas KM-405
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This specimen was lot 75294 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $4,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Madras Presidency. 2 Annas, ND (1808). Calcutta (as "Murshidabad") Mint. PCGS VF-35. A VERY RARE issue from the Madras Presidency, with this example being handsome, with even wear and nice charm." The similar KM 406 does not have the English legend. Also a similar fanam (KM 349) and double fanam (KM 350) and five fanams (KM 342/351) were struck at this time. Two annas made one-eighth of a rupee.
Recorded mintage: 64,558.
Specification: 1.48 g, silver, 16.4 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-405; Prid-307; Stevens-3.355.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Stevens, Paul, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist. London, Spink & Son Ltd, 2017.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction: Ancient & World Coins, featuring selections from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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