Have you ever found a follis? Robert (13)

Hi Robert,

No, unfortunately I have never found a follis when digging. For those of you who might not know what a follis is, it’s a Roman coin made of bronze or copper. The first follis were minted by Emperor Diocletian around 294AD.

If you visit the Portable Antiquities Scheme website and search for follis you’ll be able to find out about some of the coins that have been found around Britain, and this website give you some information and pictures of all the other different types of coins used by the Romans.  

Answered by:

Dr Claire Corkill

Claire is the Development Manager at the Council for British Archaeology. She grew up on the Isle of Man surrounded by loads of exciting archaeology and studied archaeology at the University of York where she did her PhD in First World War archaeology. Claire has excavated on lots of different sites around the British Isles and was once lucky enough to excavate the site of a coin hoard which led to the discovery of a medieval chapel. When she’s not working Claire loves to explore archaeological sites around Scotland where she now lives. 

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