| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
| Year | 538-558 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Follis = 40 Nummi (1⁄288) |
| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 23.7 g |
| Dimensions | 40 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | BCV#207 |
| Obverse description | Helmeted, cuirassed bust facing holding cross on globe and shield; cross to right |
| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | D N
IVSTINIANVS P P AVG (Translation: “Dominus Noster Iustinianus Perpetuus Augustus” (Our Lord Justinian Forever August)) |
| Reverse description | Value center, cross above, regnal year to right, officina letter below, mintmark KYZ (sometimes ·KYZ·, :KYZ, :KY·Z or :K·YZ) in ex. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | A +
N M X
N II
O Β I
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K Y Z (Translation: M = 40 Nummi ANNO XII = 12th year (538/539) Β = 2° officina CYZ = Cyzicus mint) |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | KYZ Cyzicus, modern-day Kapıdağ Peninsula, Turkey |
| Mintage | ND (538-539) KYZ
A - 1st officina; Anno XII (Year 12) - ND (538-539) KYZ B - 2nd officina; Anno XII (Year 12) - ND (539-540) KYZ A - 1st officina; Anno XIII (Year 13) - ND (539-540) KYZ B - 2nd officina; Anno XIII (Year 13) - ND (540-541) KYZ A - 1st officina; Anno XIIII (Year 14) - ND (540-541) KYZ B - 2nd officina; Anno XIIII (Year 14) - ND (541-542) KYZ A - 1st officina; Anno XЧ (Year 15) (sometimes Ч retrograde) - ND (541-542) KYZ B - 2nd officina; Anno XЧ (Year 15) - ND (542-543) KYZ A - 1st officina; Anno Xʕ (Year 16) - ND (542-543) KYZ B - 2nd officina; Anno Xʕ (Year 16) - ND (543-544) KYZ A - 1st officina; Anno XЧII (Year 17) - ND (543-544) KYZ B - 2nd officina; Anno XЧII (Year 17) - ND (544-545) KYZ A - 1st officina; Anno XЧIII (Year 18) - ND (544-545) KYZ B - 2nd officina; Anno XЧIII (Year 18) - ND (545-546) KYZ A - 1st officina; Anno XЧIIII (Year 19) - ND (545-546) KYZ B - 2nd officina; Anno XЧIIII (Year 19) - ND (546-547) KYZ A - 1st officina; Anno XX (Year 20) - ND (546-547) KYZ B - 2nd officina; Anno XX (Year 20) - ND (547-548) KYZ A - 1st officina; Anno XXI (Year 21) - ND (547-548) KYZ B - 2nd officina; Anno XXI (Year 21) - ND (548-549) KYZ A - 1st officina; Anno XXII (Year 22) - ND (548-549) KYZ B - 2nd officina; Anno XXII (Year 22) - ND (549-550) KYZ A - 1st officina; Anno XXIII (Year 23) - ND (549-550) KYZ B - 2nd officina; Anno XXIII (Year 23) - ND (550-551) KYZ A - 1st officina; Anno XXIIII (Year 24) - ND (550-551) KYZ B - 2nd officina; Anno XXIIII (Year 24) - ND (551-552) KYZ A - 1st officina; Anno XXЧ (Year 25) - ND (551-552) KYZ B - 2nd officina; Anno XXЧ (Year 25) - ND (552-553) KYZ A - 1st officina; Anno XXЧI (Year 26) - ND (552-553) KYZ B - 2nd officina; Anno XXЧI (Year 26) - ND (554-555) KYZ A - 1st officina; Anno XXʕII (Year 28) - ND (555-556) KYZ A - 1st officina; Anno XXʕIII (Year 29) - ND (555-556) KYZ B - 2nd officina; Anno XXʕIII (Year 29) - ND (556-557) KYZ A - 1st officina; Anno XXX (Year 30) - ND (556-557) KYZ B - 2nd officina; Anno XXX (Year 30) - ND (557-558) KYZ A - 1st officina; Anno XXXI (Year 31) - ND (557-558) KYZ B - 2nd officina; Anno XXXI (Year 31) - |
| Catalog ID | 2798284340 |
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