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Auction: 26088 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins Part II
Lot: 530

Nepal, Prithvi Narayan Shah (1742-1775), in the name of Narindra Lakshmi Devi, Suki, SE 1690 (1769), Obv. in centre offering vase and umbrella above, legend in three lines Śrī Śrī/ Narindra La/ksmī Devī, Rev. trident in centre between two pseudo-Persian characters and legend, Śrī /Śrī Bha/vānī/1690, 1.31g, 12h (RGV 620 this coin; KM 464), some deposits to reverse, good fine, rare; Suki, SE 1693 (1772), Obv. offering vase and umbrella above in centre, legend in four lines, Śrī Śrī/ Narindra La/ksmī De/vī,Rev. similar to previous coin, but date 1693, 1.36g, 12h (RGV 623 this coin; KM 464), handsomely toned, extremely fine (2)

Provenance

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

i) Purchased in Kathmandu, September 1964

ii) Christie's, 20 April 1982, lot 379

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Estimate
£200 to £400

Starting price
£140