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Light Follis - Baldwin II
| Issuer | County of Edessa (Crusader and Christian states in the Eastern Mediterranean) |
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| Year | 1108-1118 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Four-line Greek inscription arranged within a double incuse circle occupying the central field. The legend reads + BA / ΓΔOY / IN XO / [MI], an abbreviated Greek invocation identifying Baldwin by name and invoking Christ. The lettering is bold and crudely executed in the hammered style typical of Crusader Edessan coinage, with the enclosing double circle serving as the sole decorative border element. |
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| Obverse lettering | + BA ΓΔOY IN XO [MI] (Translation: Baldwin) |
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Baldwin II governed Edessa twice — first as count from 1100, then after a gap during which he was held captive by the Artuqids following the catastrophic defeat at Harran in 1104. The "light" follis series is a product of that second phase of his rule, distinguished from earlier Edessan copper by a marked reduction in fabric weight that reflects the county's diminished revenues and persistent military strain after Harran effectively ended any Crusader ambition east of the Euphrates.
Baldwin went on to become King of Jerusalem in 1118, making this issue the last coinage struck in his name as count of Edessa.