| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
| Year | 561-565 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Decanummium = 10 Nummi (1⁄720) |
| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 5.5 g |
| Dimensions | 22 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | BCV#239, DOC I#264, MIB I#160, BMC Byz#334 |
| 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, τHЄЧP in exergue. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | ☩
I
ANNO XXXЧIII
τHЄЧP (Translation: I : `10` nummi (= 1 decanummium). ANNO XXXЧIII : `year 38`. τHЄЧP(-olis) : `Theopolis` (Antioch).) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | τHЄЧP Antioch on the Orontes, Syria,modern-day Antakya, Turkey |
| Mintage | ND
(561-562) τHЄЧP - Anno XXXЧ (year 35) - ND (562-563) τHЄЧP - Anno XXXЧI or XXXↅ (year 36) - ND (563-564) τHЄЧP - Anno XXXЧII (year 37) - ND (564-565) τHЄЧP - Anno XXXЧIII or XXXↅII (year 38) - |
| Catalog ID | 5605091220 |
| Comments |
