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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1526172, member: 26302&quot;]Yes. All coppers in the tetrarchy period are follis except for some scarce half and I believe quarter follis of the pre-reform period. They are pretty scarce, though, so I doubt you will run across one easily. Still, if its Diocletian or Maximian and this size you can always check to make sure its not a prereform half follis.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was taught starting around the time of Constantine/Constantius II you start classifying the coins as AE1-AE4 based on size, but I see now they call one size at least a centenialis. I just use AE1-4 with 1 the largest, and a 4 being smaller than 15 mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>The follis name returns starting with Anastasius, who reformed the bronze coinage to make 40 of the tiny little old coins worth one new follis. The follis name continues with byzantine bronzes until scyphate coinage comes into vogue in the 11th century.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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