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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 3713123, member: 97383&quot;]This is an early thread I created for <b>Coin Talk</b> &amp; glad to see there are still more posts being added-on <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. The answer to Gallienus&#039; question &quot;why the change to nummi ?&quot; can be found in Kenneth Harl&#039;s book <i><b>Coinage in the Roman Economy, 300 B.C. to A.D. 700</b></i> copyright 1996. The correct name for these large bronze coins has always been <b>Nummi</b>, as stated in Diocletians Edict. Where the name <b>follis</b> came from I&#039;m not sure but many of the older reference books like the books David Sear authored use the name <b>follis</b>. I still find myself using the name <b>follis</b> by habit. David Vagi uses the name BI Nummus on the NGC slabs as pictured below.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]995118[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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