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Auction: 25088 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins Part I
Lot: 238

Nepal, Prithvi Vir Vikram Shah (1881-1911), Trial Paisa, SE 1810, Obv. trident and legend Śrī Śrī Śrī P?thvī Vira Vikrama Sāha Deva within circle, floral border around, Rev. legend in four lines Śrī 3/ Bhavanī/Nepāl Sarkār/1810, floral border around, edge plain, 5.23g, 12h (RGV 1271a), about uncirculated and rare; Trial Paisa, VS 1945, Obv. two crossed kukris (Nepalese knives) within circle, legend around, Śrī 5 P?thvī Vira Vikrama Sāha Deva, floral border around, Rev. trident within small central circle and legend around within larger circle Śrī 5 Bhavanī/Gorkha Sarkār/1810, floral border with one conch around, date 1945 , edge plain, 5.19g, 12h, 23.3mm (RGV 1273), very fine and rare; Trial Paisa, VS 1945, much as before, Obv. Paduka (footprints of Vishnu) above crossed kukris, legend reads Vikrasa instead of Vikrama in error, edge plain, 5.19g, 12h, 23.3mm (RGV 1274), very fine and rare (3)

Provenance

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


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Estimate
£300 to £500

Starting price
£210