| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
| Year | 527-565 |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Value | 1 Follis = 40 Nummi (1⁄180) |
| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 13 g |
| Dimensions | 27 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | BCV#259, DOC I#285, MIB I#184, BMC Byz#360 |
| Obverse description | Diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right, with cross or ☧ (Chi-Rho) on breast. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | D N
IVSTINIANVS P P AG (Translation: D(-ominus) N(-oster) IVSTINIANVS P(-er-)P(-etuus) A(-u-)G(-ustus) `Our Lord Justinian, Perpetual Emperor`) |
| Reverse description | Large M between star and cross, cross above, officina letter (sometimes with associated pellet) beneath, KART in exergue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | ☩
✶M♰
B
KART (Translation: M : `40` nummi (=1 follis). B : `2nd` officina. KART : `Carthage`.) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | KART Carthage, Tunisia |
| Mintage | ND
(527-565) KART A - 1st officina - ND (527-565) KART B - 2nd officina - ND (527-565) KART C - 3rd officina - ND (527-565) KART Γ - 3rd officina - |
| Catalog ID | 4018487760 |
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