Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Habbarid Dynasty introduced Coins with Arabic Script

Habbarid Dynasty(Amirs of Sind)
Ruler:
‘Abd al Rahman
Reigned:
c. 950 AD
Denomination(Coin):
AR Damma
Obverse:
Arabic script
Reverse:
Arabic script
Reference:
Album 1494
Weight:
0.8 gms
Diameter:
10.4 mm
Habbarid (Amirs of Sind)
The Habbarids ruled in Sind from the 9th century to the 11th. Sind is in the north-west of the Indian sub-continent and today is part of Pakistan. It represents the greatest extent of the initial Arab expansion into the Indian sub-continent.http://www.forumancientcoins.com/historia/coins/j1/j315.htm
http://in.geocities.com/ancientcoinsofindia/Sind/9.JPG