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Auction: 25088 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins Part I
Lot: 67

Nepal, Jaya Jagajjaya Malla (1722-1735), Mohar (9), NS 842 (3), Obv. trident and legend in four lines Śrī 2/ Jaya/Jagajjaya in central circle, one each of the eight Buddhist auspicious emblems (astamangala) in the eight petals which are attached to the inner circle, variants to number of dots in field and under trident, Rev. two horizontal lines, possibly representing two pseudo-Persian characters within central circle, sword with garland in centre and legend in three lines Malla/Deva/842, one syllable each of the legend Nepāleśvara Rājendra in the eight petals attached to the circle; Mohar, NS 848 (6), Obv. trident and legend in four lines, Śrī 2 /Jaga/jjaya/Malla in central circle, three dots below trident, and left of Śrī, and one dot on each side of the trident, one each of the eight Buddhist auspicious emblems (astamangala) in the eight petals which are attached to the inner circle, Rev. sword with garland within octagon and legend in five lines, Śrī 2/Māhipate/ndra Malla/848, three dots to the left of Śrī, one syllable each of the legend Nepāleśvara Rājendra in the eight petals attached to the octagon, three die types (RGV 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318; KM 231), very fine to about extremely fine, the second a rare variant, the RGV 317 types both with edge nick (9)

Provenance

The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins and Medals: Part One

i) Scott Semans, by private treaty, November 1979

ii) Purchased, Kathmandu 1972

v) Purchased Kathmandu, September 1967

vi-vii) [Bodnath?], by private treaty, May 1974

viii-ix) Bhupendra Narayan Shrestha, August 1989




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Starting price
£210