{"product_id":"silver-damma-of-shibl-jayanta-raja-c-840-860s-abbasid-governors-of-multan-f-t-56","title":"Silver damma of Shibl \/ Jayanta Raja, c.840-860s, Abbasid governors of Multan (F\/T#53)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEarly silver damma of Shibl, c.840-860s, Abbasid governors of Multan, among the first Islamic coins in India!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\u003e SriJaYan \/ TaRaJa\u003c\/em\u003e (\"Victorious King\"). 12mm, 0.64 grams. Fishman\/Todd \"The Silver Damma\" M53.\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\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NumisMallstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67625648881979,"sku":"x8274-eh63","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0447\/1750\/6710\/files\/EH63.jpg?v=1790867031","url":"https:\/\/www.numismall.com\/products\/silver-damma-of-shibl-jayanta-raja-c-840-860s-abbasid-governors-of-multan-f-t-56","provider":"NumisMall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}