Billah yathiqu / 'Ali wa bihi / yantasir (œIn God trusts 'Ali and through him is victorious�) // Lillah / Muhammad / rasul / Allah / 'Ali (œIn God, Muhammad is the messenger of God, ˜Ali�). 10mm, 0.48 grams. G/G #AS15; Fishman/Todd (2018) #HS12. Ali was the son of ˜Umar II, as mentioned by Mas™udi, and ˜Umar™s successor. Ali™s reign must have lasted for a long time, as we see much stylistic change in his coins: the early pieces are large and well-made, with small neat lettering engraved in thin lines; while the (presumably) latest coins are smaller and relatively crudely engraved.

Billah yathiqu / 'Ali wa bihi / yantasir (œIn God trusts 'Ali and through him is victorious�) // Lillah / Muhammad / rasul / Allah / 'Ali (œIn God, Muhammad is the messenger of God, ˜Ali�). 10mm, 0.56 grams. G/G #AS15; Fishman/Todd (2018) #HS12. Ali was the son of ˜Umar II, as mentioned by Mas™udi, and ˜Umar™s successor. Ali™s reign must have lasted for a long time, as we see much stylistic change in his coins: the early pieces are large and well-made, with small neat lettering engraved in thin lines; while the (presumably) latest coins are smaller and relatively crudely engraved.

Allah wali Abd Allah wa nasareh / Lillah Muhammed rasul Allah Abd Allah ("Allah is the friend of Abdallah and his helper / in God Muhammed is the messenger of Allah, Abdallah") in Arabic spread on both sides. 11mm, 0.50 grams. "The coins of the Indian Sultanates"#AS 1; Rajgor 3251. Sind was the first part of India to come under muslim rule. The earliest Amirs issued small silver coins (1/4 dirhams) - all carrying the name of the Amir, but without any dates, so they are very difficult to date exactly, especially since the Amirs of Sind are virtually unknown from other sources. These coins are generally not rare, but are difficult to find in high quality, like this coin.

11mm, 0.51 grams. "The coins of the Indian Sultanates"#AS 22; Rajgor -.