Nepal. Kingdom of Kathmandu. Mahipatendra Malla (ca. 1669). AR Mohar, nd. 5.50 gms. Sword; trident in curvate diamond, legend in four panels around. "Mahipatendra was the younger brother of Chakravartendra, who did not succeed to the throne after his father's death [in 1674]," according to Rhodes, "so these undated coins were probably struck during the lifetime of Pratap Malla [their father], perhaps after Chakravartendra Malla's death about AD 1669 and before his father resumed the throne after his pilgrimage, later in the same year." Rhodes 266, Kathmandu 25, Joshi 25, KM 177. Very rare. Toned. Extremely Fine..
Estimate: $400 - $500