{"product_id":"silver-damma-of-shibl-c-840-860s-abbasid-governors-of-multan-early-islamic-india","title":"Silver damma of Shibl, c.840-860s, Abbasid governors of Multan, early Islamic India","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree dots, stylized Brahmi \"Sri\" above, Brahmi letters \"Ta\" and \"Pa\" in fields, below \u003cem\u003eLillah Shibl\u003c\/em\u003e in arabic \/ Nagari legend \u003cem\u003eSriJaYan \/ TaRaJa\u003c\/em\u003e (\"Victorious King\")\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e 12.5mm, 0.61 grams. Fishman\/Todd \"The Silver Damma\" M54.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese coins are derived from the earlier \"Sri Tapana\" pre-Islamic Multan coins- as the Arab conquered Sindh and parts of Punjab (including Multan) in the early 700s, the continued minting old-style coins, slowing adding Arabic or Islamic elements to the coinage. The coins are fascinating, as some of them give a native Hindu name along with the Arabic name of the ruler - sometimes these Hindu names are derived from the names of various Hindu gods, which is a fascinating evidence of the cosmopolitan nature of the 9th and 10th century Multani society. These \"3-dot\" coins are the earliest Islamic Indian coins - they were first studied and published only a few years ago, in the Fishman\/Todd's catalogue \"The Silver Damma\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NumisMallstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51432422539579,"sku":"x1916-61696","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0447\/1750\/6710\/files\/w61696.jpg?v=1783546069","url":"https:\/\/www.numismall.com\/products\/silver-damma-of-shibl-c-840-860s-abbasid-governors-of-multan-early-islamic-india","provider":"NumisMall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}