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Denier THIBAUT IV LE GRAND
| Issuer | Viscounty of Châteaudun (French States) |
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| Year | 1120-1130 |
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| Weight | 0.90 g |
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| Reverse description | A plain cross pattée divides the field into four quarters, with an annulus (ring) in the second canton and a letter S in the third canton. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central cross, enclosed within a beaded outer border. The design is characteristic of feudal Blésois-Chartrain coinage of the early twelfth century. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Thibaut IV of Blois — count of Blois, Chartres, and Châteaudun simultaneously — was one of the most powerful magnates in northern France during the reign of Louis VI, frequently in open conflict with the Capetian crown over control of the Loire valley. The Châteaudun mint operated under this contested authority, producing deniers that circulated as much as political statements as exchange instruments. Thibaut's epithet "le Grand" was not honorific flattery; he governed territories larger than many contemporary kingdoms.