| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
| Year | 527-538 |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Value | 1 Follis = 40 Nummi (1⁄180) |
| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 16 g |
| Dimensions | 29 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | BCV#162 |
| Obverse description | Diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right. |
| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | D N
IVSTINIANVS P P AVG (Translation: D(-ominus) N(-oster) IVSTINIANVS P(-er-)P(-etuus) AVG(-vstvs) `Our Lord Justinian, Perpetual Emperor`) |
| Reverse description | Large M, star to left, crescent to right, cross above, officina letter beneath, CON in exergue. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | ☩
✶M☾
ϵ
CON (Translation: M : `40` nummi (= 1 follis). ϵ : `5th` officina. CON(stantinopolis) : Constantinopolis.) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | CON Constantinople, modern-day Istanbul, Turkey (476-1923) |
| Mintage | ND (527-538) CON
Γ - 3rd Officina - ND (527-538) CON ϵ - 5th Officina - |
| Catalog ID | 3753104900 |
| Comments |
