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Auction: 26088 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins Part II
Lot: 447

Nepal, Kathmandu, Lakshmi Narasimha (1619-1641), Mohar (2), c.1640, Obv. pseudo-Arabic characters in the style of the tangkas of Ghiyas-ud-din, trident (triśūla) in central circle, above the syllable Śrī., Rev. legend in two lines within central square above two flowers, Śrī Laksmī/narasim, damaru (double hand-drum) above central square, 11h, 5.16g, 26mm; 3.94g, 12h, 25mm (RGV 256; KM 160), the first ex-mount and with deposits, very fine, the second likely clipped, ex-mount, about very fine (2)

Provenance

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

i) Purchased in Kathmandu, September 1967

ii) P. Telco, by private treaty, May 1967
M. Sakya

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Estimate
£300 to £400

Starting price
£210