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Denier - Robert II
| Issuer | Dreux, County of |
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| Year | 1184-1218 |
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| Value | 1 Denier (1⁄240) |
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| Obverse lettering | X MI ⋮ ROBERTVS MES OCA (Translation: Robert, count.) |
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| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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Robert II held Dreux from 1184 until his death in 1218, a period that coincided with the Fourth Crusade and the relentless Capetian consolidation of power under Philippe II Auguste. The county's right to strike its own billon coinage was increasingly an assertion of autonomy against a crown that was systematically dismantling baronial monetary privileges across northern France.
Boudeau 4 is well-documented in regional hoards from the Eure-et-Loir basin, suggesting active local circulation rather than tributary payment or prestige use.