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Auction: 26088 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection of Nepalese Coins Part II
Lot: 457

Nepal, Kathmandu, Jaya Bhupalendra Malla (1687-1700), Suki, NS 808, Obv. trident, legend in four lines, Śrī 2/Hrdhi/Laksmi/Rāje-, Rev. mirror in centre and continuation of the obverse legend, śvarī Devī/808, 1.36g, 12h (RGV 286; KM 200), toned, about extremely fine and scarce; Uniface Paisa, undated, sword with garland in centre, legend around Śrī /Bhūpā/lendra, 0.16g (RGV 287), pierced in centre, fine, very rare; Uniface Adhani, undated, sword with garland in centre, legend around Śrī /Bhūpā/lendra, 0.32g (RGV 286a this coin), edge ragged, about very fine, very rare; Uniface Dam (3), legend in two lines, Bhūpā/le, 0.03g-0.06g (RGV 288), fine or a little better (6)

Provenance

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

i) B.N. Shrestha, 25 May 1966, by private treaty

Riddhi Lakshmi Devi, named on this coin, was the mother of Bhupalendra who ruled as regent during the minority of her son.

ii) P. Telco, by private treaty
M. Sakya, October 1967

iii) Karl Gabrisch, Baldwin, Hong Kong, Auction 40, 1 September 2005, lot 48

iv-vi) Carlo Valdettaro, September 1967, by private treaty




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Estimate
£200 to £300

Starting price
£140