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The follis was a large bronze coin with a thin silver coating introduced around 294 AD as part of a major monetary reform by Emperor Diocletian, who ruled from 285 to 305 CE. Diocletian is known for his sweeping economic and governmental reforms aimed at stabilizing the Roman Empire after the Crisis of the Third Century. The follis became a key element of his attempt to restore trust in the currency system.