Nummus/Follis in Roman Empire [Risolto]

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Please can we change the currency dropdowns from the left to the right under ‘Roman Empire - Solidus, Reform of Constantine’ i.e. remove Nummus and change ‘Follis’ to ‘Nummus/Follis’:



This has already been done in ‘Roman Empire - Reform of Diocletian’. It's an error and very confusing to have ‘Nummus 1/7200’ under the Roman Empire since it doesn't exist, while the name ‘Nummus’ is a different coin (here called ‘Follis’). While the name ‘Follis’ is incorrect for the larger coin (1/180), plenty of people still use this term for a nummus (because it was used by RIC in the 1920s), hence ‘Nummus / Follis’. A follis isn't a Roman Empire coin, so it isn't a problem to have is labelled like that. 

All the coins listed under ‘Nummus 1/7200’ are in fact 'Nummus / Follis' anyway, so they can just be moved.

The ‘Eastern Roman Empire’ is also wrong in this regard (330-476), while the Western Roman Empire only has a follis at 1/7200 (no nummus at all).

When you get to the Byzantine era, you do indeed need a 'Follis' = 40 Nummi (i.e. 180 folles = 7200 nummi), which is obviously where the error has come from. (The Byzantine section does have this). This ‘follis’ wasn't introduced until 498 (under the coinage reform of Anastasius), which is beyond the period of the ‘Reform of Constantine’ (310-395), the 'Western Roman Empire' and the  ‘Eastern Roman Empire’ (330-476) i.e. the entire Roman Empire.

Stato cambiato a Fatto (Compendium, 16 Dic 2024, 22:27)

Done

Great, thank you!

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