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Auction: 23127 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 32: Indian and Islamic Coins Featuring the Klaus Bronny Collection of Bhutanese and Nepalese Coins - e-Auction
Lot: 9652

(x) Bhutan, Period II/III (c. 1840-1900), Copper and Brass Half-Rupees and Overstruck Coinage (53), similar types, including, 'sa' above 'd' of 'ndra', rev. 'va cha ra', (Bronny 35.01a; 35.02; 35.04b; 35.05b; 35.07; 35.08h; 35.09; 35.10h; 35.13b; 35.14h [these coins]); 'ndra' retrograde, 'sa' correct, rev. 'va ra' retrograde (Bronny 35.19 [this coin]); 'sa' unreadable, rev. 'cha ra' large, 'cha' with dots, (Bronny 35.21; 32.22; 35.23 [these coins]); 'sa' retrograde, rev. 'va cha ra' (Bronny 36.01; 36.02; 36.03; 36.04h; 36.05h; 36.06e; 36.07; 36.10h; 36.12; 36.13 [these coins]); 'ndra' unusual, rev. 'va' retrograde (Bronny 36.16 [this coin]); Brockage Half-Rupees (Bronny 37.01; 37.02; 37.05; 37.06 [these coins]); Bhutanese Overstrikes, Overstruck Half-Rupee of East India Company, Quarter Anna, 1835 (12), 'ndra', dot over 'ra'; vertical line left of 'ndra'; two vertical lines left of 'sa', (Bronny 38.07; 38.08; 38.09; 38.10; 38.11; 38.12; 38.13; 38.15; 38.16; 38.17; 38.18; 38.20 [these coins]); Half-Rupees, struck on die larger than 24mm (Bronny 39.01; 39.08d; 39.11 [these coins]); 'sa' correct to left, 'ndra' retrograde, (Bronny 41.01; 41.02ag; 41.03; 41.04g; 41.05; 41.07; 41.08 [these coins]); 'ndra' retrograde, 'sa' before 'ra', rev. 'va ra' retrograde (Bronny 42.01; 42.02h [these coins]) (all types cf. Rhodes 2; 5; 9; 15; KM 7.1-7.3), some rubbed in parts, mostly very fine to about extremely fine, the brockage pieces all very fine, faint evidence of the legends and devices to the hoist coins of overstruck Quarter-Anna's, fair to fine, otherwise very fine to good very fine (53)

The Klaus Bronny Collection of Bhutanese and Nepalese Coins


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