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folles

folles is the plural of follis.

Meaning of follis

Noun

follis (plural folles)

  1. A large bronze coin minted during the Roman Empire.
    • In Italy, the exarchs at Ravenna preserved the denominational structure of the currency, striking the bronze folles along with fractions and three silver denominations marked as pieces of 125, 150, and 500 nummiae (pl. 23.200). The solidus was officially exchanged at 300 folles (= 12,000 nummiae)...1996, Kenneth W. Harl, Coinage in the Roman Economy, 300 b.c. to a.d. 700, Baltimore, Md.; London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 199

Origin of folles

Borrowed from Latin follēs.

Questions about folles

What is folles the plural of?
Folles is the plural of follis.

Words near folles in the dictionary

  1. foller
  2. follered
  3. follerin'
  4. follering
  5. follers
  6. folles
  7. folletage
  8. Follett
  9. Follette
  10. Follettes
  11. Folletts

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