| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
| Year | 529-565 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/2 Follis = 20 Nummi (1⁄360) |
| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 8.53 g |
| Dimensions | 25 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | BCV#225, MIB I#135, DOC I#208, BMC Byz#315 |
| Obverse description | Justinian enthroned facing, holding long sceptre and globus cruciger. |
| 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, long cross to left dividing T-H above and Є-Ч/O/P bellow, officina letter to right. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | THЄЧOP
K Γ (Translation: THЄЧOP(-olis) : `Theopolis` (Antioch). K : `20` nummi (= 1/2 follis). Γ : `3rd` officina.) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | THЄЧOP Antioch on the Orontes, Syria,modern-day Antakya, Turkey |
| Mintage | ND
(529-565) THЄЧOP A - 1st officina - ND (529-565) THЄЧOP B - 2nd officina - ND (529-565) THЄЧOP Γ - 3rd officina - ND (529-565) THЄЧOP Δ - 4th officina - |
| Catalog ID | 9258593530 |
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