| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
| Year | 562-565 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/2 Follis = 20 Nummi (1⁄360) |
| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 8.7 g |
| Dimensions | 25 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | BCV#232, DOC I#248, MIB I#155 |
| 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 XXXↅII
ϱ (Translation: K : `20` nummi (= half follis). ANNO XXXↅII : `year 38`. (τHεЧ-)ϱ(-olis) : `Theopolis` (Antioch).) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | ϱ Antioch on the Orontes, Syria,modern-day Antakya, Turkey |
| Mintage | ND
(562-563) ϱ - Anno XXXЧI (year 36) - ND (563-564) ϱ - Anno XXXЧII or XXXↅI (year 37) - ND (564-565) ϱ - Anno XXXↅII (year 38) - |
| Catalog ID | 6354302110 |
| Comments |
