ȯˈgəst ə l, əˈ- noun
or au·gus·ta·le ˌau̇gəˈstälē ; or au·gus·ta·lis ˌȯgəˈstalə̇s
( plural augustals -t ə lz ; or augusta·les ˌau̇gəˈstälēz, ˌȯgəˈsta(ˌ)lēz)
Etymology: Italian & Medieval Latin; Italian augustale, from Medieval Latin augustalis, from Augustalis of Frederick II died 1250 Holy Roman Emperor, bearing, like all Roman emperors, the surname Augustus, from Latin, of Caesar Augustus, from Caesar Augustus + Latin -alis -al
: a medieval Italian gold coin struck in the 13th century by Frederick II, patterned after the Roman aureus, and having on the obverse the emperor's bust draped in Roman garb