Cornelia Supera (AD 253). AR antoninianus (20mm, 3.10 gm, 6h). NGC XF 5/5 - 2/5. Uncertain mint. COR SVPERA AVG, diademed, draped bust of Cornelia Supera right, on crescent, wearing stephane, hair waved in straight lines and rows with long plait carried up the back of head / IVNONI AVG, Juno seated left, flower raised in right hand, infant cradled in left arm. RIC IV.III (Aemilian) 31. Extremely rare. Softer devices, but clear legends and design remain. During the tumultuous 3rd century, many emperors and their ambitions remain largely obscure, with their legacies often preserved only through coins or sparse historical mentions. Even less is known about their wives, and this holds true for Cornelia Supera, the wife of the short-reigning emperor Aemilian, who ruled for just three months in 253. Cornelia likely accompanied her husband during his victorious campaign against Trebonianus Gallus in Italy, but their fortunes quickly changed when Valerian's army advanced from the Rhine to challenge Aemilian's claim. Aemilian's own troops, seeing defeat as inevitable, assassinated him at Spoletium. Whether Cornelia shared his fate or was spared by Valerian remains uncertain; all that remains of her brief legacy is found in her rare coinage. HID09801242017 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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