Byzantine Coinage

I'd like to thank whoever (probably Chompmaster??) tidied up and re-arranged the Byzantine coinage. A good job well done. I don't suppose it matters in the general scheme of things, but are we encouraged to call a follis a follis or 40 nummi, a half follis 20 nummi and so on? Don't particularly care either way, but when I get round to adding things I'd like to know which is the preferred nomenclature. I won't even dare to ask about later names post Alexis.

Not probably, but exactly. He devoted lot of time to all Antics.

Quote: "Jarcek"​Not probably, but exactly. He devoted lot of time to all Antics.

​oh,- you mean he gets up to all sorts of antics.. I'd have never thought it of him.

Damn you Englishman ! Antique states!



Still have a lot to learn.

Sorry Jarcek, just teasing. You put us English to shame.

Quote: "Bitteswell"You put us English to shame.

​Why? And how?

Because so few of us speak another language! Or at least, not well.

But that is quite understandable too.

I can barely speak my own language sometimes (mainly after a few too many beers)

Time to tell some things about this old topic I wasn't able to answer.

Most names were existing before I became referee. I wasn't able to correct all these names yet. However, despite both namings are in fact correct, that's right to say that, for example, Follis and Half-follis are much more used than 40 Nummi or 20 Nummi. And in the same way lower subdivisions have a specific "Greek-Latin name" which is like a stick of its native value in Nummi (ex. Decanummium for 10 Nummi, Pentanummium for 5 Nummi, only citing the most frequent ones). Some changes may come in the future.