La ilah illa / Allah wahdahu / la sharik lahu (“There is no God but Allah alone, no partner to him”) within a border consisting of dashes and circles // Muhammad / rasūl Allāh / al-Mulku Lillāh / Mas'ud ("Muhammad is the messenger of God, Kingship belongs to God, Masud”). 10mm, 0.22 grams. Uncertain mint (Ghazni?). Fishman/Todd "The Silver Damma" #GH10.

Ghazna type, issued directly under the Ghaznavid Sultan.

Mas'ud I of Ghazni (r. 1030–1040 CE) was the eldest son and successor of Mahmud of Ghazni. He inherited a vast empire but faced growing pressure from the expanding Seljuk Empire. His reign reached a turning point with the decisive defeat at the Battle of Dandanaqan, where the Ghaznavids lost control of most of their territories in Persia and Central Asia. Soon afterward, Mas'ud was deposed by his own troops while retreating to India and was subsequently imprisoned and killed, marking the beginning of the Ghaznavid Empire's long decline.