| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
| Year | 554-562 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/2 Follis = 20 Nummi (1⁄360) |
| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 8.8 g |
| Dimensions | 28 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | BCV#231, DOC I#245, MIB I#155, BMC Byz#323 |
| 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, ϱ beneath. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | ☩
K
ANNO XXXII
ϱ (Translation: K : `20` nummi (= half follis). ANNO XXXII : `year 32`. (τHεЧ-)ϱ(-olis) : `Theopolis` (Antioch).) |
| Edge | Rough |
| Mint | ϱ Antioch on the Orontes, Syria,modern-day Antakya, Turkey |
| Mintage | ND
(554-555) ϱ - Anno XXↅII (year 28) - ND (555-556) ϱ - Anno XXↅIII (year 29) - ND (556-557) ϱ - Anno XXX (year 30) - ND (557-558) ϱ - Anno XXXI (year 31) - ND (558-559) ϱ - Anno XXXII (year 32) - ND (559-560) ϱ - Anno XXXIII (year 33) - ND (560-561) ϱ - Anno XXXIIII (year 34) - ND (561-562) ϱ - Anno XXXЧ (year 35) - |
| Catalog ID | 6921620870 |
| Comments |
