Nepal SE1820 mohar Fr-17

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Steve Album sale 30, lot 933
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This specimen was lot 933 in Stephen Album sale 30 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2018), where it sold for $440.63. The catalog description[1] noted, "NEPAL: Prithvi Vira, 1881-1911, AV mohar, SE1820, slightly scraped towards the center, AU." This type is listed for SE 1804-1833 (1882-1911) and is scarce. Confusingly, the mohar was also struck in silver (KM 651.2). Some coins are dated using the Saka Era (SE) and others using the Bikram Samvat Era (VS).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.60 grams, gold, this specimen 5.54 g.

Catalog reference: KM-673.1, Fr-17.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 30, featuring the George Anderson Collection of Tibetan Coins, the Dr. John W. Lund Collection of Swedish Coins and the Mike Edwards Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.

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