| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
| Year | 550-558 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Decanummium = 10 Nummi (1⁄720) |
| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 8.3 g |
| Dimensions | 24 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | BCV#237, DOC I#255, MIB I#158, BMC Byz#328 |
| 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, τHЧΠ∕ in exergue. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | ☩
I
ANNO XXIIII
τHЧΠ∕ (Translation: I : `10` nummi (= 1 decanummium). ANNO XXIIII : `year 24`. τH(-ε-)ЧΠ∕(-ολις) : `Theopolis` (Antioch).) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | τHЧΠ∕ Antioch on the Orontes, Syria,modern-day Antakya, Turkey |
| Mintage | ND
(550-551) τHЧΠ∕ - Anno XXIIII (year 24) - ND (551-552) τHЧΠ∕ - Anno XXЧ (year 25) - ND (552-553) τHЧΠ∕ - Anno XXↅ (year 26) - ND (553-554) τHЧΠ∕ - Anno XXↅI (year 27) - ND (554-555) τHЧΠ∕ - Anno XXↅII (year 28) - ND (555-556) τHЧΠ∕ - Anno XXↅIII (year 29) - ND (557-558) τHЧΠ∕ - Anno XXXI (year 31) - |
| Catalog ID | 7945898060 |
| Comments |
