FOLLIS


Meaning of FOLLIS in English

/fol"is/ , n. , pl. folles /fol"eez/ .

1. a bag of copper or bronze coins with a fixed weight, used as money of account in the later Roman Empire.

2. a silver-plated copper coin of ancient Rome, first issued by Diocletian.

3. a copper coin of the Eastern Roman Empire, A.D. c500.

[ 1880-85; follis bag, purse ]

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