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Date : between 1231 and 1250
Material : Gold
Acquisition : (1967)
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Objet(s) d'Art
Object
Vitrine : V05
Area related
Messine (Italy)
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In his attempt to renew the Roman Empire, Frederick II Hohenstafen issued a new gold coin called Augustalis modeled upon coins of Caesar Augustus. The inscription proclaims Frederick's title as "Imperator Romanorum Caesar Augustus".
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