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Antoninianus with bust of Cornelia Supera, struck under Aemilian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 253
Mint: Uncertain
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 3.02 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number34.1384
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Cornelia Supera, diademed, right, with crescent.
CORSVPERAAVG
Reverse: Juno seated left, holding flower and wreath.
IVNONIAVG
CORSVPERAAVG
Reverse: Juno seated left, holding flower and wreath.
IVNONIAVG
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Sir Arthur J. Evans Collection; by 1934: with Ars Classica S.A. (Naville & Cie), 31 Quai du Mont-Blanc, Geneva, Switzerland (auction 17 [collections of Sir Arthur J. Evans, et al.], Hôtel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, Switzerland, October 3ff., 1934, lot 1717); purchased at Ars Classica auction 17 by Spink & Son Ltd., 5, 6 & 7 King St., St. James's, London, S.W. 1, England; sold by Spink & Son, Ltd. to a U.S. Private Collector, October 12, 1934; anonymous gift to MFA, December 6, 1934