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Qandhari Dirham 'Damma' - Abu Fateh Daud bin Nasr
| Issuer | Sind |
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| Year | 800-820 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Densely packed Arabic Kufic inscription filling the entire coin field, executed in a bold, stylized script characteristic of early Islamic coinage from Sind. The legend, reading 'allah wali / Da'ud / bin Nasr', is arranged in multiple registers across the flan. The lettering displays the angular, archaic Kufic style typical of Qandhari dirhams of the early 9th century. The flan is irregular and slightly irregular in shape, consistent with hammered production. No border or decorative frame is present. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Heavily worn and largely flat reverse field with faint traces of Arabic Kufic inscription, the design now largely illegible due to striking weakness and subsequent wear. The surface shows the typical characteristics of a hammered flan with an irregular edge. What little detail remains suggests a multi-line Kufic text arrangement consistent with the standard format for Qandhari damma coinage of the Sind region. No decorative border is discernible. |
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