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Auction: 25088 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins Part I
Lot: 233

Nepal, Prithvi Vir Vikram Shah (1881-1911), 4-Mohar, SE 1817, large flan, Obv. small central square with trident, surrounded by legend, all this within square which has openings on three sides and two double arches attached to three sides, but only a single arch attached to the upper side of the square, legend Śrī Śrī/ Śrī P?thvī Vī/ra Vi/krama/ Sāha Deva and date 1817 below, within two double arches. Moon to left and sun to right of Śrī in upper arch, cakra (discus) and lotus flower within double arches on left side, and conch and mace within double arches on right side, Rev. central circle with eight petals attached to it, sword in centre of circle with garland between two horizontal lines, legend Śrī 3/Bhavā/nī, legend in petals Śrī Śrī Śrī Gorakhanātha, edge plain, 22.10g, 12h, 29mm (RGV 1186 this coin), pleasing toning, extremely fine and rare; and, Double Mohar, SE 1817, much as before, small flan, edge plain, 11.11g, 12h, 26mm; and, Mohur, SE 1817, much as before, edge plain, 5.44g, 12h, 26mm (RGV 1191, 1211), the first good very fine, the Mohur very fine (3)

Provenance

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

i) A H Baldwin, by private treaty, January 1972 [annotated ticket in Rhodes' hand also reads BNS (Bhupendra Narayan Shrestha), July 1969 expunged]

ii) Seaby, January 1970 [not listed in SCMB]

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Estimate
£200 to £300

Starting price
£140