Auction: 25088 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins Part I
Lot: 114
Nepal, Jaya Bhupatindra Malla (1696-1722), Suki, NS 816, Obv. sword with garland within intersecting squares, legend outside, Śrī Śrī Jaya Bhūpa, Rev. legend continues, tindra Malla Deva 816, 1.28g, 7h; and, Ani, undated, Obv. sword with three dots below, legend Śrī Śrī Jaya Bhūpa, Rev. legend continues, tindra Malla Deva, several dots in field, including three dots to right of syllable ndra, 0.69g, 11h; and, Adhani, undated, Obv. Śrī Śrī Jaya Bhūpa Rev. legend continues, tindra Malla Deva, 0.33g, 6h; and, uniface Dams (5), undated, one Dam with legend Śrī Bhūpati and no dots at top of sword; the other coins similar, but with dots at top of sword, (RGV 546-549 var., 553, 556 this coin, 558, 559), the first good fine, the second very fine, the Adhani extremely fine, the Dams fine to very fine (8)
Provenance
The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins and Medals: Part One
i) Mr P. Telco, by private treaty, June 1967
ii) Mr P. Telco, by private treaty, June 1967
iii) Hans Wittmann Collection, Munzzentrum (Koln), Auction 59, 29-31 October 1986, lot 2208
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Estimate
£300 to £400
Starting price
£210