Cornelia Supera


  • Wife of: Aemilianus


Antoninianus

VESTA Struck under Aemilian.

Mint : Roma

Reference : AYC #1
Weight:
Metal: Silver
Diameter: 21.00 / 22.00
Scarcity: Scarce

Obverse

Reverse

Bust

C CORNEL SVPERA AVG

 

Bust of Cornelia Supera to the right, draped, diademed and set on cescent.

V - E - S - T - A

 

Vesta standing left and holding patera with right hand and transversal scepter.

Picture of type

Illustration from a coin sold by Classical Numismatic Group (obverse legend with break: AYC#1 var), link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2313456, link to their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/.


Variants


Break on the obverse legend

Reference : AYC #1 (1)
Weight:
Diameter: 21.00 / 22.00 mm
Scarcity: Scarce

Obverse

Reverse

Bust
Obverse commentary

C CORNEL S - VPERA AVG

''

Reverse commentary

V - E - S - T - A

''

Picture of type

Illustration from a coin sold by Classical Numismatic Group, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2313456, link to their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/.



Antoninianus

IVNONI AVG

Mint : Uncertain mint

Reference : AYC# 2
Weight:
Metal: Silver
Diameter:
Scarcity: Very rare

Obverse

Reverse

Bust

COR SVPERA AVG

 

Bust of Cornelia Supera to the right, draped, diademed and set on crescent.

IVNONI AVG

 

Juno seated left, holding flower with right hand and infant cradled in left.

Picture of type

I noticed a strand of hair descending into the neck, which is present only for this type. An element that can be used to identify the type if the reverse is impossible to determine in case of high wear or "incuse" strike with the two obverse.

Balkan mint? Portraiture picture from coin sold by Numismatica Ars Classica here: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1996031