View source for Nepal (1620-41) mohar

[[Image:Nepal Alb27-1071o.jpg|300px|thumb|from Steve Album sale 27, lot 1071]]
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This specimen was lot 1071 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it sold for $311.37. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "KATHMANDU: Lakshmi Narasimha, 1620-1641, AR mohar ND. VF, RRR." The SCWC notes that the mohar was introduced during this ruler's reign to displace the debased tanka coinage. The mohar was half a rupee and coins were minted down to 1/128 mohar.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 5.34 g, silver, this specimen 5.48 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-160. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, ''Auction 27, featuring the Dr. Paul Stevens Collection of Indian Coins, Part VI,'' Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2016.

''Link to:''
* [[Patan NS786 mohar KM-308|NS786 silver mohar, Sri Nivasa Malla]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1620]]
* return to coins of [[Nepal]]

[[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 27]]