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Auction: 26088 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins Part II
Lot: 573

Nepal, Girvan Yuddha Vikram Shah (1799-1816), in the name of Subharna Prabha Devi, Suki, SE 1723, Rev. trident between two pseudo-Persian characters and legend Śrī Bha/vānī/1723 (RGV 802 this coin), surface once coated in powder, about very fine; Suki, in the name of Raja Rajeshvari (as regent for Girvan Yuddha), SE 1724, much as before (RGV 804), about extremely fine; Suki, in the name of Siddhi Lakshmi Devi, SE 1730, much as before, Obv. one pellet on each side of Devī (RGV 810), dark tone, fine, scarce variant; Suki, SE 1735, as before (RGV 812 this coin), extremely fine; Ani, undated, Obv. sword on stand with garland in centre and legend Śrī Gī/rvāna, Rev. mace in centre and legend Yu/ddha Vi/krama/Sāha (RGV 814), very fine and rare; Ani (4), undated, much as before Obv. sword with no canopy, (RGV 815), generally very fine; Ani, undated, Obv. sword without stand, garland and canopy, legend Śrī/ Gīrvā/na Yu-, one pellet each under syllables na and Yu-, Rev. mace in centre and legend continues, ddha Vi/krama/Sāha (RGV 817 this coin), light mount removed, very fine; Adhani (2), undated, Obv. sword with ornament below and legend Śrī/Gīrvā/na Yu-, Rev. mace with two leaves at base and legend reading right to left in error, ddha Vi/krama/Sāha (RGV 818), one ex mount, about fine, the other about very fine; Adhani, undated, Obv. sword without leaves below and no pellet on each side, legend Śrī/Gīrvā/na Yu-, Rev. much as before, no leaves, (RGV 820 this coin), good fine; Uniface Paisa, undated, legend in centre with crescent and sun above, legend Śrī Gī/rvāna (RGV 822), very fine (14)

Provenance

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

i) B. N. Shrestha, September 1964, by private treaty

ii) B. N. Shrestha, September 1978, by private treaty

iii) B. N. Shrestha, December 1989, by private treaty

iv) P. Telco, May 1967, by private treaty

v) Dr Christian Edwald von Kleist, April 2000, lot 233

x) P. Telco, May 1967, by private treaty

xi-xii) One example purchased in Bhatgaon, May 1974

xiii) GRR (?), June 1975

xiv) B. N. Shrestha, September 1978, by private treaty





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Estimate
£400 to £600

Starting price
£280