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Auction: 25088 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins Part I
Lot: 84

Nepal, Jaya Loka Prakash Malla (1706), Mohars, NS 826 (4), the first: Obv. small square within diamond, within larger square, sword with garland in central square, legend Śrī 2 Jaya Loka Prakāśa Malla Deva 826, Rev. two equilateral triangles interlaced to form hexagram, trident within quatrefoil in centre, legend in outer triangles, Śrī Karūnāmaya, and in outer angles, Śrī Śrī Yogamatī, 5.82g, 12h; the second: Obv. small square within diamond, within larger square, sword with garland in central square, legend within squares, Śrī Śrī Karūnāmaya, the last word with text variant to "na", outside of squares Śrī 2 Loka Prakāśa Malla Deva, Rev. two equilateral triangles interlaced to form hexagram, trident within quatrefoil in centre, mirror and vermilion casket in outer angles left and right, legend Śrī Śrī Yogamatī Devī 826,, 5.30g, 12h; the third and fourth: as before, Rev. features three dots above the mirror and to left of figure "2" in date, 5.43g, 12h; 5.43g, 12h (RGV 412, 415, 416), the first coin with loop attached, the second previously mounted, otherwise all fine to very fine and scarce to rare; together with a forgery of a Mohur of NS 826 in the style of RGV 414-417, 5.29g, 3h, hairline lamination flaw to reverse, about very fine; and, uniface Dam, undated, legend, Śrī/Loka, crescent and dot (sun) on each side of syllable Śrī (RGV 419; KM 339), very fine (6)

Provenance

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

i) A H Baldwin, by private treaty, 2 January 1970

iii) Wesley Halpert, Spink, New York, 11 December 2000

iv) Ex. Hans Wittmann

vi) Bhupendra Narayan Shrestha, by private treaty, September 1978

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Estimate
£300 to £400

Starting price
£210