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Auction: 26088 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins Part II
Lot: 610

Nepal, Surendra Vikram Shah (1847-1881), Copper 2-Paisa, SE 1787, Obv. Śrī Śrī Śrī/ Surendra Vikr/ama Sāha Deva within square, ornamentation around and date below 1787, Rev. Śrī Śrī Śrī Go/rakhanātha/ Śrī Bhavānī within square, ornamentation around, 25mm (RGV 1073), very fine and rare; Copper 2-Paisa, SE 1788, different legend, 25mm, (RGV 1074 this coin), about extremely fine and possibly unique; Copper 2-Paisa, much as before, SE 1790 (6), (RGV 1077), generally fair to fine; another Copper 2-Paisa, date illegible, fine; Copper 2-Paisa (4), SE 1790, (RGV 1078), fair to fine; Copper 2-Paisa (3), SE 1791, (RGV 1080), fine or better; Copper 2-Paisa (2), SE 1796, (RGV 1081), fine; Copper Paisa (4), SE 1787, 24mm (RGV 1085), generally very fine; Copper Paisa, SE 1787, 27mm (RGV 1086), ex-mount, good very fine, rare; Copper Paisa, SE 178[9?], last figure of date is crossed out on die (RGV -), about fine and scarce; Copper Paisa (2), SE 1789, (RGV 1090), fine; Copper Paisa (3), SE 1790, (RGV 1092), fine; Copper Paisa, SE 1793, (RGV 1096), fine; and small copper coin, undated, likely clipped, 1.32g (RGV -), very fine (31)

Provenance

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

i) Ex G.R.R. June 1975, by private treaty [with Rhodes' ticket annotated 'Not recorded elsewhere!']

ii) Spink-Taisei (Singapore), 16-17 February 1993, lot 291

Ex. Rene Negleman Collection
[with Rhodes's ticket annotated 'UNIQUE']

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


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Estimate
£200 to £300

Starting price
£140