Patan NS829 mohar KM-370

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Steve Album Auction 52, lot 3116

This specimen was lot 3116 in Steve Album Auction 52 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $96. The catalog description[1] noted, "NEPAL: PATAN: Jaya Vira Mahindra Deva, 1709-1715, AR mohar, NS829 (1709), VF-XF, ex George Anderson Collection." Other mohars of this potentate include KM 359, KM 365, KM 366, probably with different queens cited in the legends. The mohar was half a rupee and coins were minted down to 1/128 mohar. Wikipedia comments, "Vira Mahindra Malla, also known as Mahendra Malla, (Nepali: वीर महेन्द्र मल्ल) was a Malla dynasty king and the King of Patan. He succeeded Vira Narasimha Malla and reigned from 1709 to 1715."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.34 g, silver, this specimen 5.45 g.

Catalog reference: KM-370, Rh-440.

Source:

  • 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 Dustin Wagner, Auction 52, featuring the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection and the Almer H. Orr III Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

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