| Spink > Auction 23127 | Auction date: 28 November 2023 |
| Lot number: 9672 Price realized: 580 GBP (Approx. 731 USD / 669 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: (x) Nepal, Kingdom of Kathmandu, Jaya Mahipatendra Malla (c. 1669), Mohar, undated [circa 1669], Sri 2 Jaya Mahipa, trident in lozenge, rev. tendra | Malla | Deva, sword with wreath, 5.40g (Rhodes, Nepal 300, RGV 266; KM 177), cleaned to the reverse, yet the obverse toned and centrally struck, a very fine example of the Malla period's only undated Mohur, thus very rare. The Klaus Bronny Collection of Bhutanese and Nepalese Coins This is the only undated Mohar of the Malla period. Rhodes et al. suggest 1669 as the most likely date of issue. In that year the brother of Mahipatendra had died after being the nominal king for only a short period. Jaya Pratap Malla, who had gone on a pilgrimage to India, may have allowed this coin to be struck in honour of his son. This is one of the most attractive Malla mohars; the obverse design was copied in Tibet to produce one variety of the rare Shri Mangalamtangka, which is probably the first silver coin to be struck in Tibet. Estimate: £200 - £300 |  |
