| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
| Year | 539-540 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/2 Follis = 20 Nummi (1⁄360) |
| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 11 g |
| Dimensions | 29 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | BCV#228, DOC I#235, MIB I#152, BMC Byz#316 |
| 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, ΘV (under little bar) beneath. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | ☩
K
ANNO XIII
ΘV (Translation: K : `20` nummi (= half follis). ANNO XIII : `year 13`. Θ(-ε-)V(-πολις) : `Theopolis` (Antioch).) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | ΘV Antioch on the Orontes, Syria,modern-day Antakya, Turkey |
| Mintage | ND
(539-540) ΘV - Anno XIII (year 13) - |
| Catalog ID | 6914201930 |
| Comments |
