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Follis - Baudouin II 2nd reign
| Issuer | County of Edessa |
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| Year | 1108-1118 |
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| Currency | Denier (1098-1144) |
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| Reverse description | Patriarchal cross — a Latin cross surmounted by a shorter crossbar — with pellets adorning the terminal ends of each arm, set upon a two-stepped base. Single pellets and triple pellets are disposed to either side of the elongated vertical arm, serving as decorative field ornaments. The entire composition is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Baudouin II governed Edessa twice — first as count from 1100, then again after ransoming himself from Artuqid captivity in 1108, a period that defines this issue. His first reign ended when he was captured at the Battle of Harran in 1104, and the intervening years saw the county administered under considerable instability. The folles struck after his return reflect a polity that had survived near-collapse.