| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
| Year | 555-561 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Decanummium = 10 Nummi (1⁄720) |
| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 4.4 g |
| Dimensions | 23 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | BCV#238, DOC I#262, MIB I#159, BMC Byz#333 |
| Obverse description | Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield, cross to right. |
| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | D N
IVSTINIANVS P P AVG (Translation: D(-ominus) N(-oster) IVSTINIANVS P(-er-)P(-etuus) AVG(-ustus) `Our Lord Justinian, Perpetual Emperor`) |
| Reverse description | Large I surmounted by cross, A/N/N/O to left, numerals representing the regnal year to right, τHЧϱ in exergue. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | ☩
I
ANNO XXↅIII
τHЧϱ (Translation: I : `10` nummi (= 1 decanummium). ANNO XXↅIII : `year 29`. τH(-e-)Чϱ(-olis) : `Theopolis` (Antioch).) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | τHЧϱ Antioch on the Orontes, Syria,modern-day Antakya, Turkey |
| Mintage | ND
(555-556) τHЧϱ - Anno XXↅIII (year 29) - ND (557-558) τHЧϱ - Anno XXXI (year 31) - ND (559-560) τHЧϱ - Anno XXXIII (year 33) - ND (560-561) τHЧϱ - Anno XXXIIII (year 34) - |
| Catalog ID | 6703161020 |
| Comments |
