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Auction: 25088 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins Part I
Lot: 168

Nepal, Girvan Yuddha Vikram Shah (1799-1816), Ani (3), undated, Obv. sword without stand and garland, but canopy above and legend Śrī Gī/rvā?a, Rev. mace in centre and legend Yu/ddha Vi/krama/Sāha, different legend variants, 0.64g, 12h; 0.66g, 12h; 0.58g, 1h (RGV 815, 816 this coin), one coin has a crack in the flan, otherwise fine, the second very fine, scarce, the last also very fine and rare (3)

Provenance

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

i or ii) Bhupendra Narayan Shrestha, by private treaty, August 1967

iii) Hans Wittmann Collection, Munzzentrum (Koln), Auction 59, 29-31 October 1986, lot 2397


For the obverse of this coin a die for Adhani has been used by error, resulting in a legend with a redundant syllable Yu-.

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Estimate
£200 to £250

Starting price
£140