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Auction: 26088 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins Part II
Lot: 453

Nepal, Kathmandu, Jaya Parthivendra Malla (1680-1687), 'Square Flan' Half-Mohar, undated, Obv. sword with garland in centre surrounded by the 8 auspicious emblems (astamangala) and legend, Śrī Jaya Pārthivendra Malla, Rev. mirror in centre with small sword to left and legend Śrī Rājya Laksmī Devī Mahārāni, 2.74g, 12h (RGV 276; KM 192), with plugged hole and signs of repair to edge, bright, otherwise about very fine and very rare, the only Half-Mohar struck on a square flan

Provenance

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

Dr Christian Edwald von Kleist, June 1998, by private treaty

K.B. Nepali

The only Nepalese half Mohar struck on a square flan. Imitations of this coin were produced as early as the 1960s.

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Estimate
£500 to £800

Starting price
£320