Abbasid Governors of Sind, Da’ud Ibn Yazid Al-Muhallabi (800-820 CE), Silver Damma,

[sarwar khan]

Abbasid Governors of Sind, Da'ud Ibn Yazid Al- Muhallabi (800-820 CE), Silver Damma, 0.50 gms, 8.69 mm,

Obverse: Allah wali Daud wa Nasirahu (Allah is the Guardian of Daud and provides him with His support),

Reverse: Muhammad Rasul Allah (Muhammad is the messenger of Allah), with a star in the middle of the word Allah,


Daud bin Yazid Al- Muhallabi belonged to the powerful Muhallabi family of Arab descent, The Muhallabids were the earliest supporters of the Abbassid movement, and were rewarded by the Abbasid Caliphs with key governorships and administrative positions, Daud served as the governor of Sind from 800 CE to 821 CE,
 

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[THCoins]

High quality specimen for these ! I have seen some very worn, which was taken as an indication that these circulated over a long period, well into the Habbarid era.
In the Goron & Goenka catalog this ruler was placed under the Habbarid Amirs of Sind (AS20), which is incorrect as this coin very much predates the Habbarid era.

[sarwar khan]

High quality specimen for these ! I have seen some very worn, which was taken as an indication that these circulated over a long period, well into the Habbarid era.
In the Goron & Goenka catalog this ruler was placed under the Habbarid Amirs of Sind (AS20), which is incorrect as this coin very much predates the Habbarid era.

During the completion of the G&G catalogue, no one had undertaken the extensive work on the coinage of the Abbasid & Habbarid dynasties in the Sindh region. But recently, one of our Fraternity members in the field of numismatics has produced a remarkable book known as 'The Silver Damma: On the mashas, daniqs, qanhari dirhams, and other diminutive coins of India, 600-1100 CE.'.

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[THCoins]

You're right, Fishman and Todd did a commendable job with their catalog !