It was issued by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (from 1220) and King of Sicily (from 1198), and was minted until his death in 1250.[2][3] In addition, a half augustalis was issued. It was identical in design, but smaller and half the weight.[4] The augustalis bore a Latin inscription and was widely circulated in Italy. It was patterned after the Romanaureus.[5] It was struck at Brindisi and Messina with accompanying billondeniers.[5] The style of the augustalis has been described as splendid and proto-Renaissance; the quality of its execution and its fineness was high.[5] The augustalis had a nominal weight of 5.31 grams and was 201⁄2carats (854/1000) fine.[4] The legal value was a quarter of a Sicilian gold ounce.[4]
The obverse contains a classical (not medieval) profile bust of the emperor wearing a laureate wreath with the legend CESAR AVG IMP ROM (Caesar Augustus, Emperor of the Romans); the reverse shows an eagle, the imperial symbol, with the name FRIDE RICVS (Frederick).[6][4] The name augustalis means literally "of the august one", referring to the coin's provenance from the emperor himself, but also linking it with the Roman Emperor, who was commonly styled Augustus.
^Abulafia, David (1992). Frederick II: A Medieval Emperor (Oxford Paperbacks ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 222. ISBN978-0-19-508040-7. The augustalis continued to be struck in the regno throughout the rest of the reign, and was even continued by later kings.
^Grierson, Philip; Travaini, Lucia (1998). Medieval European Coinage. Volume 14: Italy III: South Italy, Sicily, Sardinia. Cambridge University Press. p. 187. ISBN978-0-521-58231-5. Sambon and others have supposed that augustales in Frederick's name continued to be issued [by his successors] down to 1266, which is possible but unsupported by positive evidence.
An augustalis at the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
A half augustalis at the American Numismatic Society
Kowalski, H. (1976). "Die Augustalen Kaiser Friedrichs II". Schweizerische Numismatische Rundschau (in German). 55: 77–150. doi:10.5169/seals-174259. - comprehensive study
March 17, 2024
augustalis, other, uses, disambiguation, augustalis, augustale, also, agostaro, gold, coin, minted, kingdom, sicily, beginning, 1231, example, messinese, augustale, showing, frederick, roman, emperor, contents, history, also, references, external, linkshistory. For other uses see Augustalis disambiguation An augustalis or augustale also agostaro was a gold coin minted in the Kingdom of Sicily beginning in 1231 1 Example of a Messinese augustale showing Frederick as a Roman Emperor Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editSee also History of coins in Italy It was issued by Frederick II Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 and King of Sicily from 1198 and was minted until his death in 1250 2 3 In addition a half augustalis was issued It was identical in design but smaller and half the weight 4 The augustalis bore a Latin inscription and was widely circulated in Italy It was patterned after the Roman aureus 5 It was struck at Brindisi and Messina with accompanying billon deniers 5 The style of the augustalis has been described as splendid and proto Renaissance the quality of its execution and its fineness was high 5 The augustalis had a nominal weight of 5 31 grams and was 201 2 carats 854 1000 fine 4 The legal value was a quarter of a Sicilian gold ounce 4 The obverse contains a classical not medieval profile bust of the emperor wearing a laureate wreath with the legend CESAR AVG IMP ROM Caesar Augustus Emperor of the Romans the reverse shows an eagle the imperial symbol with the name FRIDE RICVS Frederick 6 4 The name augustalis means literally of the august one referring to the coin s provenance from the emperor himself but also linking it with the Roman Emperor who was commonly styled Augustus See also editHistory of coins in ItalyReferences edit Grierson Philip Travaini Lucia 1998 Medieval European Coinage Volume 14 Italy III South Italy Sicily Sardinia Cambridge University Press p 455 ISBN 978 0 521 58231 5 Abulafia David 1992 Frederick II A Medieval Emperor Oxford Paperbacks ed Oxford University Press p 222 ISBN 978 0 19 508040 7 The augustalis continued to be struck in the regno throughout the rest of the reign and was even continued by later kings Grierson Philip Travaini Lucia 1998 Medieval European Coinage Volume 14 Italy III South Italy Sicily Sardinia Cambridge University Press p 187 ISBN 978 0 521 58231 5 Sambon and others have supposed that augustales in Frederick s name continued to be issued by his successors down to 1266 which is possible but unsupported by positive evidence a b c d Grierson Philip Travaini Lucia 1998 Medieval European Coinage Volume 14 Italy III South Italy Sicily Sardinia Cambridge University Press p 172 ISBN 978 0 521 58231 5 Errata Gold content of 4 33g should read 4 53g obverse referred to as reverse and vice versa CESAR misquoted as CAESAR a b c Augustale at the Encyclopaedia Britannica 2008 Retrieved 7 October 2008 Abulafia David 1992 Frederick II A Medieval Emperor Oxford Paperbacks ed Oxford University Press p 222 ISBN 978 0 19 508040 7 Erratum CESAR AVG misquoted as CESAVG External links editAn augustalis at the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna A half augustalis at the American Numismatic Society Kowalski H 1976 Die Augustalen Kaiser Friedrichs II Schweizerische Numismatische Rundschau in German 55 77 150 doi 10 5169 seals 174259 comprehensive study Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Augustalis amp oldid 1182872889, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
