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fol⋅lis

[fol-is]
–noun, plural fol⋅les [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.

Origin:
1880–85; < LL; cf. L follis bag, purse
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