| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
| Year | 538-560 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/2 Follis = 20 Nummi (1⁄360) |
| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 11.0 g |
| Dimensions | 29 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | BCV#203, MIB I#116, DOC I#140, BMC Byz#221 |
| Obverse description | Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing, holding globus cruciger (orb and cross) in his right hand and shield with horseman motif in his left |
| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | D N
IVSTINIANVS P P AVG (Translation: D(-ominus) N(-oster) IVSTINIANVS P(-er-)P(-etuus) AVG(-vstvs) `Our Lord Justinian, Perpetual Emperor`) |
| Reverse description | Large K, cross or ⳨ (Tau-Rho) above, A/N/N/O to left, numerals representing the regnal year to right, NI beneath. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | ⳨
ANNO K XЧ
NI (Translation: ANNO XЧ : `Year 15`. K : `20` nummi (= 1/2 follis). NI : `Nicomedia`.) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | NI Nicomedia, Bithynia, modern-day İzmit, Turkey |
| Mintage | ND
(538-539) NI - Anno XII (year 12) - ND (539-540) NI - Anno XIII (year 13) - ND (540-541) NI - Anno XIII (year 14) - ND (541-542) NI - Anno XЧ (year 15) - ND (542-543) NI - Anno XЧI (year 16) - ND (543-544) NI - Anno XЧII (year 17) - ND (544-545) NI - Anno XЧIII (year 18) - ND (545-546) NI - Anno XЧIIII (year 19) - ND (546-547) NI - Anno XX (year 20) - ND (547-548) NI - Anno XXI (year 21) - ND (548-549) NI - Anno XXII (year 22) - ND (549-550) NI - Anno XXIII (year 23) - ND (550-551) NI - Anno XXIIII (year 24) - ND (551-552) NI - Anno XXЧ (year 25) - ND (552-553) NI - Anno XXVI (year 26) - ND (553-554) NI - Anno XXЧII (year 27) - ND (554-555) NI - Anno XXЧIII (year 28) - ND (555-556) NI - Anno XXЧIIII or XXVIIII (year 29) - ND (556-557) NI - Anno XXX (year 30) - ND (557-558) NI - Anno XXXI (year 31) - ND (558-559) NI - Anno XXXII (year 32) - ND (558-559) NI - Anno XXXII (year 32) - ND (559-560) NI - Anno XXXIII (year 33) - |
| Catalog ID | 5144507580 |
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