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Augustalis of Emperor Frederick II Hohenstafen
Augustalis of Emperor Frederick II Hohenstafen
Artist : Anonymous


Date : between 1231 and 1250

Material : Gold
Acquisition : Don de C. Ruxton Love (1967)
Moyen-Age
Item 39 on 211
Objet(s) d'Art
Object (Pièce)

Vitrine : V05

Area related
Messine (Italy)



Description   

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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