TYPE Byzantine Empire, Justinian I (527-565 AD), bronze half follis, Antioch (Theupolis) mint, struck 539/40 AD
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: Helmeted and cuirassed bust of emperor facing, holding globus cruciger and shield, Latin legend D N IVS[TINIANVS PP AVG]
Rev: Denomination (K = 20 nummi), cross above, Greek mint mark ThY below, regnal year XIII to sides
REFERENCE: SB 228
GRADING: F, pitted, bit bent flan
ORDER INFO: B2409, $28
One-year type, and the first dated issue of Antioch (Theupolis).