| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
| Year | 546-551 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Follis = 40 Nummi (1⁄180) |
| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 19.3 g |
| Dimensions | 37 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | BCV#220, DOC I#217, MIB I#145, BMC Byz#291 |
| 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 (or rarely ⳨) above, A/N/N/O to left, numerals representing the regnal year (sometimes with star or crescent beneath) to right, officina letter beneath, 9HЧΠº (or rarely 9HЧΠ) in exergue. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | ☩
M
ANNO XXI
Γ
9HЧΠº (Translation: M : `40` nummi (= 1 follis). ANNO XXI : `year 21`. Γ : `3rd` officina. 9H(-ε-)ЧΠº(-lis) : `Theopolis` (Antioch).) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | 9HЧΠº Antioch on the Orontes, Syria,modern-day Antakya, Turkey |
| Mintage | ND
(546-547) 9HЧΠº A - Anno XX (year 20); 1st officina - ND (546-547) 9HЧΠº B - Anno XX (year 20); 2nd officina - ND (546-547) 9HЧΠº Γ - Anno XX (year 20); 3rd officina - ND (546-547) 9HЧΠº Δ - Anno XX (year 20); 4th officina - ND (546-547) 9HЧΠº Є - Anno XX (year 20); 5th officina - ND (547-548) 9HЧΠº A - Anno XXI (year 21); 1st officina - ND (547-548) 9HЧΠº B - Anno XXI (year 21); 2nd officina - ND (547-548) 9HЧΠº Γ - Anno XXI (year 21); 3rd officina - ND (547-548) 9HЧΠº Δ - Anno XXI (year 21); 4th officina - ND (547-548) 9HЧΠº Є - Anno XXI (year 21); 5th officina - ND (548-549) 9HЧΠº A - Anno XXII (year 22); 1st officina - ND (548-549) 9HЧΠº B - Anno XXII (year 22); 2nd officina - ND (548-549) 9HЧΠº Γ - Anno XXII (year 22); 3rd officina - ND (548-549) 9HЧΠº Δ - Anno XXII (year 22); 4th officina - ND (548-549) 9HЧΠº Є - Anno XXII (year 22); 5th officina - ND (549-550) 9HЧΠº A - Anno XXIII (year 23); 1st officina - ND (549-550) 9HЧΠº Γ - Anno XXIII (year 23); 3rd officina - ND (549-550) 9HЧΠº Δ - Anno XXIII (year 23); 4th officina - ND (550-551) 9HЧΠº Γ - Anno XXIIII (year 24); 3rd officina - ND (550-551) 9HЧΠº Є - Anno XXIIII (year 24); 5th officina - |
| Catalog ID | 4724717000 |
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