| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
| Year | 538-563 |
| 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#165, DOC I#62, MIB I#96, BMC Byz#107 |
| 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, officina letter beneath. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | ☩
K
ANNO XIII
A (Translation: K : `20` nummi (= half follis). ANNO XIII : `year 13`. A : `1st` officina.) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND
(538-539) A - Anno XII (year 12); 1st officina - ND (538-539) B - Anno XII (year 12); 2nd officina - ND (538-539) Γ - Anno XII (year 12); 3rd officina - ND (538-539) Δ - Anno XII (year 12); 4th officina - ND (538-539) Є - Anno XII (year 12); 5th officina - ND (539-540) A - Anno XIII (year 13); 1st officina - ND (539-540) B - Anno XIII (year 13); 2nd officina - ND (539-540) Γ - Anno XIII (year 13); 3rd officina - ND (539-540) Δ - Anno XIII (year 13); 4th officina - ND (539-540) Є - Anno XIII (year 13); 5th officina - ND (540-541) A - Anno XIIII (year 14); 1st officina - ND (540-541) B - Anno XIIII (year 14); 2nd officina - ND (540-541) Γ - Anno XIIII (year 14); 3rd officina - ND (540-541) Δ - Anno XIIII (year 14); 4th officina - ND (540-541) Є - Anno XIIII (year 14); 5th officina - ND (541-542) A - Anno XЧ (year 15); 1st officina - ND (541-542) B - Anno XЧ (year 15); 2nd officina - ND (541-542) Γ - Anno XЧ (year 15); 3rd officina - ND (541-542) Δ - Anno XЧ (year 15); 4th officina - ND (541-542) Є - Anno XЧ (year 15); 5th officina - ND (542-543) A - Anno XЧI (year 16); 1st officina - ND (542-543) B - Anno XЧI (year 16); 2nd officina - ND (542-543) Γ - Anno XЧI (year 16); 3rd officina - ND (542-543) Δ - Anno XЧI (year 16); 4th officina - ND (542-543) Є - Anno XЧI (year 16); 5th officina - ND (543-544) A - Anno XЧII (year 17); 1st officina - ND (543-544) B - Anno XЧII (year 17); 2nd officina - ND (543-544) Γ - Anno XЧII (year 17); 3rd officina - ND (543-544) Δ - Anno XЧII (year 17); 4th officina - ND (543-544) Є - Anno XЧII (year 17); 5th officina - ND (544-545) B - Anno XЧIII (year 18); 2nd officina - ND (544-545) Γ - Anno XЧIII (year 18); 3rd officina - ND (544-545) Δ - Anno XЧIII (year 18); 4th officina - ND (545-546) A - Anno XЧIIII or ЧXIIII (year 19); 1st officina - ND (545-546) Δ - Anno XЧIIII or ЧXIIII (year 19); 4th officina - ND (545-546) Є - Anno XЧIIII or ЧXIIII (year 19); 5th officina - ND (546-547) Δ - Anno XX (year 20); 4th officina - ND (546-547) Є - Anno XX (year 20); 5th officina - ND (547-548) Γ - Anno XXI (year 21); 3rd officina - ND (548-549) B - Anno XXII (year 22); 2nd officina - ND (548-549) Є - Anno XXII (year 22); 5th officina - ND (549-550) Γ - Anno XXIII (year 23); 3rd officina - ND (550-551) B - Anno XXIIII (year 24); 2nd officina - ND (552-553) Γ - Anno XXЧI (year 26); 3rd officina - ND (552-553) Δ - Anno XXЧI (year 26); 4th officina - ND (554-555) Δ - Anno XXЧIII (year 28); 4th officina - ND (555-556) Γ - Anno XXЧIIII (year 29); 3rd officina - ND (555-556) Δ - Anno XXЧIIII (year 29); 4th officina - ND (556-557) Γ - Anno XXX (year 30); 3rd officina - ND (557-558) A - Anno XXXI (year 31); 1st officina - ND (557-558) Γ - Anno XXXI (year 31); 3rd officina - ND (558-559) A - Anno XXXII (year 32); 1st officina - ND (558-559) B - Anno XXXII (year 32); 2nd officina - ND (558-559) Є - Anno XXXII (year 32); 5th officina - ND (559-560) A - Anno XXXIII (year 33); 1st officina - ND (560-561) Γ - Anno XXXIIII (year 34); 3rd officina - ND (562-563) Γ - Anno XXXЧI (year 36); 3rd officina - |
| Catalog ID | 7143599550 |
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