| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
| Year | 542-543 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/2 Follis = 20 Nummi (1⁄360) |
| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 12 g |
| Dimensions | 29 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | BCV#229, DOC I#236, MIB I#153 |
| 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 K, cross above, A/N/N/O to left, numerals representing the regnal year to right, CH (under little bar) beneath. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | ☩
K
ANNO Xↅ
CH (Translation: K : `20` nummi (= half follis). ANNO Xↅ : `year 16`. CH(-ЄЧpolis) : `Theopolis` (Antioch).) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | CH Antioch on the Orontes, Syria,modern-day Antakya, Turkey |
| Mintage | ND
(542-543) CH - Anno Xↅ (year 16) - |
| Catalog ID | 3355356230 |
| Comments |
