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Auction: 25088 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins Part I
Lot: 135

Nepal, Pratap Simha Shah (1775-1777), Half-Mohar, SE 1697, Obv. trident in centre between two pseudo-Persian characters, legend Śrī 2 Pra/tāpa, lion below facing left (Si?ha), Rev. sword with garland in centre, between two pseudo-Persian characters, canopy above and legend Saha/Deva/1697, 2.85g, 12h (RGV 645), toned, very fine and scarce; and, Suki (5), in the name of Rajendra Lakshmi Devi, queen of Pratap Simha, SE 1696 (3); SE 1697; SE 1698, Obv. offering vase with garland in centre and legend Śrī/ Śrī Ra/jendra/Lak?mī/Devī., Rev. trident in centre with ornamental ties, between two pseudo-Persian characters, legend Śrī /Śrī Bha/vānī/1696, one of the Sukis dated SE 1696 has a trident with plain ties; the Suki dated SE 1697 has a crescent and dot either side of vase (RGV 647, 649, 651; KM 471), two SE 1696 previously mounted, otherwise all very fine, SE 1697 a scarce date (6)

Provenance

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

i) British Museum, March 1965
Ex. Bank Collection

v) Purushatom Lal Shrestha, by private treaty, December 1989





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Estimate
£300 to £400

Starting price
£210