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Qanhari Dirham 'Damma' - Tamim ibn Zayd al-Qayni
| Issuer | Umayyad Caliphate, Governor Tamim ibn Zayd al-Qayni (Sind) |
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| Year | 726-731 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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| Mintage | ND (726-731) |
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Tamim ibn Zayd al-Qayni governed Sind during a period when Arab monetary authority over the conquered Indus territories was still being consolidated — the Qanhari dirham type, far lighter than standard Umayyad silver, reflects a deliberate accommodation of local exchange customs rather than an imposition of caliphal weight standards. These fractional pieces circulated alongside heavier Arab-Sasanian issues and indigenous coinage in a region where monetary unification remained politically inconvenient. The 'Damma' designation refers to a local unit of account, not a transliteration of any Arabic term, pointing to the depth of indigenous influence on even nominally Umayyad issues.