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Qanhari Dirham 'Damma' - Suleyman ibn Salim
| Issuer | Sind |
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| Year | 745-747 |
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| Weight | 0.35 g |
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| Obverse description | Crude Arabic legend in the central field, executed in the angular Kufic script characteristic of early Sindhi coinage, with bold vertical strokes dominating the composition. The inscription is arranged in two registers separated by a horizontal line, with a pellet or ornamental device visible above the primary legend. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the edges, consistent with hand-hammered production. The die-work is deeply struck but roughly executed, reflecting the provincial mint style of early Islamic Sind. The overall design is purely epigraphic with no figural elements. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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Suleyman ibn Salim governed Sind as deputy to the Umayyad governor of Iraq during a turbulent transition period — his brief tenure coinciding with the final convulsions of Umayyad authority before the Abbasid revolution of 750 swept the dynasty from power entirely. These fractional silver pieces, struck at Qandahar in the far eastern reaches of Umayyad administration, represent the outermost edge of that empire's monetary reach. At 0.35g, the damma was a native Sindhi denomination adopted rather than imposed by Arab administrators.