| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
| Year | 568-578 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/2 Follis = 20 Nummi (1⁄576) |
| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 6.62 g |
| Dimensions | 20 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | BCV#366, DOC I#73 |
| Obverse description | Justin on left, Sophia on right, seared faced on double-throne, both nimbate, Justin holding cross on globe, Sophia holding sceptre. |
| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | D N
IVSTINVS P P AVG (Translation: Dominus Noster Iustinus Perpetuus Augustus Our Lord, Justin, perpetual august) |
| Reverse description | Large face value between the minting year from left to right, mintmark below, + above. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | +
K
ANNO H
TES (Translation: Year 8 Thessalonica) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | TES Thessalonica, Macedonia,modern-day Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Mintage | ND
(568-569) Τες - Anno ∆ (Year 4) - ND (569-570) Τες - Anno ϵ (Year 5) - ND (569-570) Τες - Anno Ч (Year 5) - ND (570-571) Τες - Anno S (Year 6) - ND (570-571) Τες - Anno ЧI (Year 6) - ND (571-572) Τες - Anno Z (Year 7) - ND (571-572) Τες - Anno ЧII (Year 7) - ND (572-573) Τες - Anno H (Year 8) - ND (572-573) Τες - Anno VIII (Year 8) - ND (572-573) Τες - Anno ЧIII (Year 8) - ND (573-574) Τες - Anno IX (Year 9) - ND (573-574) Τες - Anno ЧIIII (Year 9) - ND (574-575) Τες - Anno X (Year 10) - ND (575-576) Τες - Anno XI (Year 11) - ND (576-577) Τες - Anno XII (Year 12) - ND (577-578) Τες - Anno XIII (Year 13) - |
| Catalog ID | 9177552190 |
| Comments |
