| 释义 |
follis|ˈfɒlɪs|
Pl. folles |-eɪz|.
[L.]
A bronze or copper coin introduced by Diocletian in 296 a.d. and again used in Byzantine currency c 800 a.d.
1885H. A. Grueber in S. Lane-Poole Coins & Medals iii. 60 In copper two new pieces were issued, called the follis and the denarius. 1908W. Wroth Imperial Byzantine Coins I. p. lxxviii, The chief denominations are marked M (the follis), K, I, E, being pieces of 40, 20, 10, and 5 nummia. 1962R. A. G. Carson Coins 176 For both Augusti and Caesars the mints in Britain and Gaul and the Eastern mints continued to issue folles with the Genio reverse. Ibid. 211 Theophilus also replaced the old 40 nummia coin by a new bronze coinage of follis and half-pieces with types. 1971Ashmolean Mus. Rep. of Visitors 1970 46 The Byzantine coins from the same source include a ‘consular’ follis of Heraclius and his father. |