IMPACTO COLECCIONABLES Bronze of the Low Roman Empire

The Roman Bass Empire extends from the rise of Diocletian to power in 284 until the end of the Western Roman Empire in 476. After the golden era of the Roman Empire, a deterioration in the institutions of the Empire, particularly that of the Emperor himself. Between the years 238 to 285 there were 19 emperors, none of which died of natural death, and were unable to take government reins and act in a coordinated way with the Senate, so they ended up to add Rome in a true institutional crisis. Barbarian tribes were located in the limits of the empire due to the lack of discipline by the army, in addition to the unobernability emanated from the central power, unable to act against this situation. Traditionally it is located in the year 476 as a date that definitely marks the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Middle Ages. Follis was an ancient Rome coin introduced around 294 during Diocletian’s Monetary Reform. It was a large bronze coin, weighing between eight and ten grams, with approximately 4% silver. In times of Constantine I the size of the follis was smaller and the amount of silver was hardly noticeable. In the mid-4th century a series of bronze coins were introduced, which are referred to as AE1, AE2, AE3 and AE4, from 27 to 15 mm in diameter. Since all parts are authentic and original they are different from one another, different from the picture shown