Sri Adivaraha in Sharada script referring to the Man-Boar Avatar of Lord Vishnu // Three dot motif surrounded by stylized Sri Ta-Pa with a cross, and Lillah Munabbih in Kufic/Arabic. 9mm, 0.49 grams. Multan mint. Fishman and Todd M73, Album-1503.

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.