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Auction: 26088 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins Part II
Lot: 415

Nepal, Kingdom of Dolakha, Indra Simha (c. 1540-1548), Tangka, undated, Obv. legend divided into four lines within double square, Dolakhati/pati Śrī Śrī/Jaya Indra Sim/ ha Devasya, border of wavy lines instead of pearls, Rev. legend divided into four lines within double square: Patta Maha/deva Śrī Vi/jaya Lak smi/Māhādevyah, retooled to add a wavy line in four lunettes, 10.44g, 6h (RGV 177 this coin), with some deposits and punchmark to edge, yet unique specimen of this variant, about very fine and extremely rare

Provenance

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

Dr Christian Edwald von Kleist, April 2000, lot 223

Dr. Christian Edwald von Kleist (born in 1930) is a German collector who sold his collection of Nepalese coins in the early 1990s, mostly by private treaty. He has published several articles on Malla coins in the German language.

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Estimate
£1,500 to £2,500

Starting price
£1000