What is "augustalis"

An augustalis or augustale was a gold coin minted in the Kingdom of Sicily beginning around 1231. It was the first gold issue of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Sicily (1197–1250), and was minted until his death. It bore a Latin inscription and was widely circulated in Italy. It was patterned after the Roman aureus and its halves. It was minted at Brindisi and Messina with accompanying billon deniers. The style of the coinage has been described as splendid and proto- Renaissance; the quality of its execution and its fineness is high. The coin weighed about 5.24 grams, which is ¼ of a Sicilian gold ounce.

The obverse contains an classical (not medieval) 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). 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.

Augustalis (Latin for "imperial, belonging to/representing the Augustus"), may refer to:

• Augustalis, a medieval coin
• the day of the Augustalia
• those who led the first ranks of an army
• certain Roman magistrates in cities
• any one of the officers of the Emperor's palace
• one of the priests who oversaw the games performed in honor of Augustus; see Sodales Augustales
• flamen Augustalis, the flamen of the deified Augustus
• Praefectus augustalis, the governor of Egypt
• Threnodia Augustalis, a poem by John Dryden on the death of Charles II
• Liber Augustalis, or the Constitutions of Melfi
• Augustalis (bishop), the first bishop of Toulon, according to some sources, and possibly also the author of a tract calculating the date of Easter
• Mermessus augustalis, a species of spider in the genus Mermessus

Augustalis (fl. 5th century) was the first bishop of Toulon, according to some authorities. He was appointed in 441. He attended the Council of Orange that year, and the Council of Vaison the following. He is associated with the civitas of Arles ( ancient Arelate) by the Martyrologium Hieronymianum, which honors him on September 7. He is also named by the Martyrologium romanum on that day, with his location noted as in Gallia. An Augustalis, most likely this man, appears among a group of bishops addressed by Pope Leo I in letters dated 22 August 449 and 5 May 450, the latter of which addresses issues of jurisdiction between Arles and Vienne.