Madras 1801 dudu

Stephen Album sale 38, lot 2673

This specimen was lot 2673 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $53.55. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MADRAS PRESIDENCY: AE dudu, 1801, bale mark // date, VF." This type was also struck in 1805. It had a face value of ten cash.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, 8.21-8.35 g, this specimen 6.26 g.

Catalog reference: KM-306, Stevens-1.68.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

• Madras 1803 cash
• Madras 1803 5 cash KM-316 heavy
• Madras 1803 5 cash KM-317 light
• Madras 1808 10 cash
• Coins and currency dated 1801