| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
| Year | 539-540 |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Value | 1 Follis = 40 Nummi (1⁄180) |
| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 20 g |
| Dimensions | 41 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | BCV#218, DOC I#215, MIB I#143, BMC Byz#284 |
| 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 M, cross above, A/N/N/O to left, numerals representing the regnal year to right, officina letter beneath, Θ⊽ΠO in exergue. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | ☩
M
ANNO XIII
A
Θ⊽ΠO (Translation: M : `40` nummi (= 1 follis). ANNO XIII : `year 13`. A : `1st` officina. Θ(-ε-)VΠO(-λις) : `Theopolis` (Antioch).) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | Θ⊽ΠO Antioch on the Orontes, Syria,modern-day Antakya, Turkey |
| Mintage | ND
(539-540) Θ⊽ΠO A - Anno XIII (year 13); 1st officina - ND (539-540) Θ⊽ΠO B - Anno XIII (year 13); 2nd officina - ND (539-540) Θ⊽ΠO Γ - Anno XIII (year 13); 3rd officina - ND (539-540) Θ⊽ΠO Δ - Anno XIII (year 13); 4th officina - |
| Catalog ID | 7992212780 |
| Comments |
