Exceedengly Rare Silver Antoninianus of Cornelia Supera
661
Cornelia Supera (wife of Aemilian), Silver Antoninianus, 3.7g. Mint of Rome, under Aemilian, AD 253.
C CORNEL SVPERA AVG
, diademed and draped bust facing right, set on a crescent. Rev.
VESTA
, Vesta
standing facing, head left, holding patera and sceptre (RIC 30; RSC 5). Extremely fine, well struck and
nicely toned.
Exceedingly rare.
$ 17,000
ex Kunker Auction 243, lot 5103
Other than the fact that she was the wife of the short-reigned emperor Aemilian and that she was of the Cornelia gens, nothing is
known about the empress Cornelia Supera.
662
Diva Mariniana (wife of Valerian), Billon Antoninianus, 2.70g, 12h. Mint of Rome, struck AD 253-254.
DIVAE MARINIANAE
, bust facing right, veiled and draped, on a crescent. Rev.
CONSECRATIO
, Mariniana
seated upon a peacock flying right, raising her right hand and holding a sceptre (RIC 6; C 16; RCV 10070).
A little softly struck on reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Scarce
.
$ 200
ex McHugh Collection
663
Postumus (AD 260-269), Æ Double Sestertius, 25.62g, 6h. Uncertain mint (Treveri?), struck AD 260-
261.
IMP C M CASS LAT POSTVMVS P F AVG
, bust facing right, radiate, draped and cuirassed. Rev.
FIDES MILITVM
, Fides standing facing, head left, holding two standards (RIC 123; C 74; P. Bastien, Le
monnayage de bronze de Postume (1967), 76; RCV 11040). Some soft striking towards edge, dark brown
patina, about very fine.
Rare
.
$ 300
ex Noble Numismatics, Sale 95, 23-26 November 2010, lot 5678
