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Auction: 25088 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins Part I
Lot: 88

Nepal, Vira Narasimha Malla (1709), Mohar (3), NS 829, Obv. square with attached petals on each side, sword with garland in centre, legend in square, Śrī 2 Loka/nātha, outside square legend, Śrī Śrī Vīra Narasi?ha Malla Deva, Rev. equilateral triangle with smaller inverted triangle inside, trident, mirror and vermilion casket in lower triangles, legend Śrī Śrī Yogamatī Devī 820, flowers in field; the last with obv. legend Vila instead of Vīra (short "i" in error), rev. with groups of three pellets instead of flowers in field, 5.49g, 12h; 5.36g, 12h; 5.33g, 12h (RGV 433, 435 this coin), the first with chip to flan at 12 o'clock, very fine, the second lightly creased and flattened, fine and scarce, the last with some red deposits, very fine; Suki, undated, Obv. ornamental rhombus, sword with garland in centre, legend Śrī Vīra Narasi?, crescent and dot (sun) on either side of garland, Rev. lotus in central circle, five petals attached to it, containing the legend Śrī Lokanātha, 1.39g, 9h (RGV 438 this coin), mount removed, otherwise very fine and very rare (4)

Provenance

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

i) Mr P. Telco, by private treaty, May 1967

ii) Mr P. Telco, by private treaty, May 1967

iii-iv) Bhupendra Narayan Shrestha, by private treaty, September 1978

Yogamati acted as regent for the young king.



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Estimate

Starting price
£210