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Auction: 26088 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins Part II
Lot: 645

Nepal, Prithvi Vir Vikram Shah (1881-1911), Adhani (2), undated, Obv. Sword and legend Śrī /Prthvī /Vira/Vī-, Rev. mace and legend krama Sāha De/va (RGV 1262), both about very fine; Adhani (5), undated, similar to previous coin, but struck from a variety of different dies (RGV 1263-1265), very fine or better; Uniface Paisa, undated, sword and legend Śrī /Prthvī /Vira, (RGV 1266 this coin), very fine, scarce; Uniface Paisa (2), undated, similar to previous coin, (RGV 1267), very fine and good very fine; Uniface Dam, undated, sword and legend Śrī /Prthvī /Vi- (RGV 1268 this coin), clipped, good very fine; Uniface Dam, undated, sword and legend of five syllables Śrī /Prthvī /Vira (RGV 1269), about fine; Uniface Dam (2), undated, sword and legend of five syllables Śrī /Prthvī /Vira, circle around sword and legend (RGV 1270), very fine and extremely fine; Uniface Dam, undated, similar to previous but normal issue (RGV 1271), about extremely fine on full flan (15)

Provenance

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

i-ii) A. H. Baldwin, August 1969, by private treaty

iii-vii) Glendining, 18 November 1965, lot 523 [part]

Purchased in Kathmandu, September 1967

A. H. Baldwin, January 1972, by private treaty

viii) Glendining, 18 November 1965, lot 523 [part]

ix-x) A. H. Baldwin, 25 June 1963, by private treaty

xii) Spink Taisei (Singapore), 16-17 February 1993, lot 305

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

xiii-xiv) According to RGV this variety was struck to be included in a presentation set with other coins dated SE 1817.

xv) Spink, 6 March 1974, by private treaty - £2 [with ticket, not listed in SNC]






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Estimate
£200 to £300

Starting price
£140