| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
| Year | 542-543 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Follis = 40 Nummi (1⁄180) |
| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 21 g |
| Dimensions | 40 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | BCV#219, DOC I#216, MIB I#144, BMC Byz#288 |
| 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 (sometimes with star beneath) to right, officina letter beneath, CHЄЧPO in exergue. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | ☩
M
ANNO Xↅ
A
CHЄЧPO (Translation: M : `40` nummi (= 1 follis). ANNO Xↅ : `year 16`. A : `1st` officina. CHЄЧPO(-lis) : `Theopolis` (Antioch).) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | CHЄЧPO Antioch on the Orontes, Syria,modern-day Antakya, Turkey |
| Mintage | ND
(542-543) CHЄЧPO A - Anno Xↅ (year 16); 1st officina - ND (542-543) CHЄЧPO B - Anno Xↅ (year 16); 2nd officina - ND (542-543) CHЄЧPO Γ - Anno Xↅ (year 16); 3rd officina - ND (542-543) CHЄЧPO Δ - Anno Xↅ (year 16); 4th officina - ND (542-543) CHЄЧPO Є - Anno Xↅ (year 16); 5th officina - |
| Catalog ID | 1414034110 |
| Comments |
