Aureus, golden in Latin, may refer to: Aureus, a gold coin of ancient Rome valued at 25 silver denarii Aureus (saint), 5th century German saint Vitulus Aureus (the golden calf), a book by Dutch alchemist Johann Friedrich Schweitze a jewellery brand owned by F. Hinds Staphylococcus aureus, a Gram-positive spherically shaped bacterium See also Aurea (disambiguation)