| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
| Year | 539-540 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| 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#260, DOC I#291, MIB I#194, BMC Byz#376 |
| 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 between A/N/N/O and numerals representing the regnal year, cross above, SO beneath, KAR in exergue. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | ☩
M
ANNO XIII
SO
KAR (Translation: M : `40` nummi (= 1 follis). ANNO XIII : `year 13`. KAR : `Carthage`.) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | KAR Carthage, Tunisia |
| Mintage | ND
(539-540) KAR - Anno XIII (year 13) - |
| Catalog ID | 5866929890 |
| Comments |
