
Sri Ma Dhu / Ma Ti in Sharada script which is a sanskritization of the Arabic name Muhammad // Three dot motif surrounded by stylized Sri TaPa with a cross, and [Lillah Muhammad] (in Kufic/Arabic) below the three dots. Multan mint. 10mm, 0.53 g. Fishman and Todd M76; Album-1505.
Rare, a very nice example.
The Samids of Multan claimed descent from the Banu Sama which was a part of the Quraysh tribal federation based out of Mecca. They were settled in Oman prior to moving to Sindh and capturing the city of Multan. The Samids ruled Multan till its annexation by Mahmud of Ghazni towards the end of the tenth century CE. Madhumati is a Sanskritization of the Arabic name Muhammad.