These coins are among the earliest coins of the first Islamic Caliphate. Before the more familiar anepigraphic types were issued by the Ummayad, the arab conquerors used a slightly modified Byzantine coinage in the conquered Byzantine lands.
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(instead of the "K/Δ/Λ-O/N") / Large M; staurogram above, Δ below, Є/M/H-C/[I/C] across, tayyib in exergue. 20mm, 3.47 grams. SICA I -; Walker -; cf. DO Arab-Byzantine -; Album -. These coins are among the earliest coins of the first Islamic Caliphate.
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These coins are among the earliest coins of the first Islamic Caliphate. Before the more familiar anepigraphic types were issued by the Ummayad, the arab conquerors used a slightly modified Byzantine coinage in the conquered Byzantine lands.
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RRRR silver damma, Abd al-Malik (c.717/720 CE), governor of Multan, Abbasids (F/T#M25) RR silver damma, Muhammad I (c.720s/50s CE), sub-governor of Multan, Abbasids (F/T#M32) (Lillah) ‘Abd / al-Malik (In God, ‘Abd al-Malik), two dots below // Stylized fire altar of three dots, stylized Sharada “Sri” above, “ta” to left and “pa” to right, auxiliary marks around.
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RR silver damma, Muhammad (c.720s/50s CE), sub-governor of Multan, Abbasids (F/T#M32) RR silver damma, Muhammad I (c.720s/50s CE), sub-governor of Multan, Abbasids (F/T#M32) Arabic Lillah/ Fanasr/ Fat’h Ghāz/d ("In God, conquering warrior is victorious") // Stylized fire altar of three dots, stylized Sharada “Sri” above, “ta” to left and “pa” to right, auxiliary marks around, Arabic Muhammad Lillah / Amir ("Amir Muhammad in God") below.
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RRR silver damma, Muhammad (c.720s/50s CE) and Rabi, Multan, Abbasids (F/T#M27) RRR silver damma, Muhammad (c.720s/50s CE) and Rabi, Multan, Abbasids (F/T#M27) Bust facing right, arabic "Rabi' fanasr" (Victorious Rabi') over the face // Stylized fire altar of three dots, stylized Sharada “Sri” above, “ta” to left and “pa” to right, auxiliary marks around, Arabic Muhammad Lillah ("Muhammad in God") below.
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RR silver damma, Muhammad (c.720s/50s CE), sub-governor of Multan, Abbasids (F/T#M32) RR silver damma, Muhammad I (c.720s/50s CE), sub-governor of Multan, Abbasids (F/T#M32) Arabic Lillah/ Fanasr/ Fat’h Ghāz/d ("In God, conquering warrior is victorious") // Stylized fire altar of three dots, stylized Sharada “Sri” above, “ta” to left and “pa” to right, auxiliary marks around, Arabic Muhammad Lillah / Amir ("Amir Muhammad in God") below.
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RR silver damma, Muhammad (c.720s/50s CE), sub-governor of Multan, Abbasids (F/T#M32) RR silver damma, Muhammad I (c.720s/50s CE), sub-governor of Multan, Abbasids (F/T#M32) Arabic Lillah/ Fanasr/ Fat’h Ghāz/d ("In God, conquering warrior is victorious") // Stylized fire altar of three dots, stylized Sharada “Sri” above, “ta” to left and “pa” to right, auxiliary marks around, Arabic Muhammad Lillah / Amir ("Amir Muhammad in God") below.
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RRRR silver damma w/bust, Muhammad (c.720s/50s CE) of Multan, Abbasids (F/T#M29) RRRR silver damma w/bust, Muhammad (c.720s/50s CE) of Multan, Abbasids (F/T#M29) Bust facing right, arabic "(fa)nasr/ fat'h/ ghazi" (Victorious conquering warrior)// Stylized fire altar of three dots, stylized Sharada “Sri” above, “ta” to left and “pa” to right, auxiliary marks around, Arabic Muhammad Lillah ("Muhammad in God") below.
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RRR silver damma w/bust, Muhammad (c.720s/50s CE) of Multan, Abbasids (F/T#M26) RRR silver damma, Muhammad I (c.720s/50s CE), sub-governor of Multan, Abbasids (F/T#M26) Bust facing right, Sharada Sri on the forehead?.
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