Lot 1940 TIBET: AR 34tangka34 405.52g41， SE1699 40177741 40cf. RGV. 64441， 27.95mm， Nepalese mohar of Pratap Simha 401775-7741 modified with bow and arrow design added to reverse， PCGS graded VF35， RRR， ex George Anderson， Nicholas Rhodes Collections 40Spink Auction 21 Aug 2013 Lot 17541. These pieces and other similar Nepalese coins altered in this way 40with bow and arrow design skilfully engraved41， were used as talismans in Tibet. It was believed that the owner of such a piece would be blessed with a boy child. They were regarded as very valuable as few were made. Coins altered in this way were called Da-shu-ma Kem-pa by the Tibetans 40RGV， 1989， p. 21041. 34Da-shu-ma 34 40mda39 gzhu ma41 means 34with arrow and bow.34 According to Carlo Valdettaro the bow and arrow design was carefully welded on to the coin wheras Nicholas Rhodes thought that it was engraved. We believe that both methods were used in order to produce this auspicious design the outline of the design was engraved first， then thin silver wire was welded into the groove left by the engraving.
