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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 7187227, member: 86498&quot;]These coins are usually labeled as Folles in RIC however the very early VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC do appear to have a higher percentage of silver than the nominal 5% of the Follis thus giving them the name of billon argenteii. The higher silver content does not appear to last for vey long and the later coins of the&nbsp; BEATA types are really indistinguishable from the so called folles.</p><p>Constantine I Bil &quot;argenteus&quot; Trier mint 318 AD Date as in RIC Obv&nbsp; bust left helmeted draped and cuirassed with spear over shoulder. Rv Altar flanked by two victories, In exergue PTR RIC 208a 3.44 grms 17 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1274870[/ATTACH]This coin does have the &quot;billon&quot; appearance that one sees on other billon coins such as the tetradrachms of the Julio Claudian period from the mint of Alexandria. However the history of this coinage is at best murky.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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