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Auction: 26088 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins Part II
Lot: 501

Nepal, Patan, Jaya Prakash Malla (1760-1761 and 1763), Mohar, NS 880, Obv. central circle with trident and legend Śrī 2 Jaya Prakāśa Malla, Rev. sword with garland within scalloped square, legend Śrī Talejū Mājū 880, 5.52g, 12h (RGV 499), previously mounted, otherwise well-struck, very fine and scarce; Mohar, NS 880, Obv. central circle with trident and legend Śrī 2 Jaya Prakāśa Malla, Rev. sword with garland within scalloped square, legend Śrī Talejū Mājū 880, 5.39g, 12h (RGV 499), pierced at centre and with red deposits, yet a pleasing strike, bolder very fine; another, Mohar, NS 880, Obv. within pointed octagon, trident and legend Śrī Jaya Prakāśa Malla, eight small petals around contain the legend Śrī Mahīpatendra Malla, date 880 in outer angles below, the eight Buddhist emblems (astamangala) in further larger trefoiled petals, Rev. small inverted triangle and legend, Śrī 3 Talejū Mājū within scalloped octagon, the legend Śrī Śrī Śrī Karūnāmaya in eight trefoiled petals around, in outer angles legend Śrī Śrī Śrī Kumārī Mājū , 5.34g, 12h (RGV 500) pleasing strike, about extremely fine, rare (3)

Provenance

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

i) Stephen Album, October 1987 - $100

ii) Carlo Valdettaro, by private treaty

iii) Dr Christian Edwald von Kleist, by private treaty


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Estimate
£400 to £500

Starting price
£280