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Auction: 25088 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins Part I
Lot: 101

Nepal, Jaya Prakash Malla (1760-1761 and 1764), Mohar, NS 880, Obv. central circle with trident and legend Śrī 2 Jaya Prakāśa Malla, Rev. sword with garland within scalloped square, legend Śrī Talejū Mājū 880, 5.39g, 12h (RGV 499), pierced at centre and with red deposits, yet a pleasing strike, bolder very fine; another, Mohar, NS 880, Obv. within pointed octagon, trident and legend Śrī Jaya Prakāśa Malla, eight small petals around contain the legend Śrī Mahīpatendra Malla, date 880 in outer angles below, the eight Buddhist emblems (astamangala) in further larger trefoiled petals, Rev. small inverted triangle and legend, Śrī 3 Talejū Mājū within scalloped octagon, the legend Śrī Śrī Śrī Karū?āmaya in eight trefoiled petals around, in outer angles legend Śrī Śrī Śrī Kumārī Mājū , 5.34g,12h (RGV 500,) pleasing strike, about extremely fine, rare; Jaya Ranajit Malla (1762-1763), Mohar, NS 882, Obv. legend Śrī 3 Karūn?#257;maya 882 within central square, in four semicircles outside Śrī Talejū and in large outer trefoiled petals Śrī Śrī Jaya Ra?ajit Malla Deva, Rev. normal "Ghiyas-ud-din" type as used by this king in Bhatgaon, with trident in central circle and sword with garland above, 5.17g, 1h (RGV 502), small chip to edge, about very fine and scarce (3)

Provenance

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

i) Carlo Valdettaro, by private treaty

ii) Dr Christian Ewald von Kleist, by private treaty

iii) Bhupendra Narayan Shrestha, by private treaty, September 1967

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Estimate

Starting price
£210