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Auction: 26088 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins Part II
Lot: 647

Nepal, Prithvi Vir Vikram Shah (1881-1911), Copper 2-Paisas (11), VS 1948 (1891), (4), Obv. legend Śrī 5 Prithvi Vīra Vikrama Sāha Deva around crossed khukris and paduka (footprints), Rev. legend in five lines Śrī 5 / Bhavani/ Nepal Sa/rkār/1948, sprig on either side of legend (RGV 1275); VS 1949 (2), as before (RGV 1276); VS 1950 (1893) (5), similar to before, with dot on Obv. (RGV 1277), generally all very fine; Copper Paisa (7), VS 1959 (1902), (RGV 1306; KM 630), very crudely struck, nice pieces with full legends, all are magnetic, very good or fine and very scarce; Copper Paisa, VS 1959 (1902), (RGV 1305; KM 630), fine, rare in this condition; Copper Paisas (30), dates ranging from VS 1959 (1902) to VS 1968 (1911), (RGV 1308-1315; KM 628), all known dates for this issue, the rarest date being VS 1959 condition of coins much better than can be found normally, fine or very fine; Copper Dams (5), SE (18)18 (1896) (1); (18)19 (1897) (3), another date illegible (RGV 1316/1317; KM 620.1), date SE (18)18, rare, (18)19, scarce, fine (54)

Provenance

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

Some with tickets

The paduka (footprints) which appear on the copper coinage of Prithvi Vir Vikrama can be interpreted either as being the footprints of Vishnu or those Gorakhanath, the deified guru and “patron saint” of Gorkha. In both cases they are associated with kings of the Shah dynasty since the kings are considered as incarnations of Vishnu and the dynasty originates in Gorkha (Bornmann, discussing the coat of arms of Nepal interprets the footprints which form part of it as those of Gorakhanath. See Bornmann, Johannes: “The design of the classic Nepal postal stationary”. Postal Himal, no. 156, 4íth quarter 2013, p. 15-16).

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Estimate
£100 to £200

Starting price
£70