Cornelia Supera

Regnal name
	Gaia Cornelia Supera Augusta

Cornelia Supera
Cornelia Supera
	Augusta
	Cornelia Supera coin with Vesta on reverse.
Empress of the Roman Empire
Reign	253
Predecessor	Afinia Gemina Baebiana, Herennia Etruscilla
Died	After 253
Spouse	Emperor Aemilianus
Regnal name
	Gaia Cornelia Supera Augusta

Gaia Cornelia Supera (died after 253 AD) was the Empress of Rome and wife of Emperor Aemilianus.

Nothing is known about her life, except through numismatic evidences. Her full name on the coins is C[AIA] CORNEL[IA] SVPERA AVG[VSTA], or alternatively CORNEL[IA] SVPERA AVG[VSTA] or COR[NELIA] SVPERA AV[GVSTA]. Her coins are extremely rare.[1] Her name and monuments were condemned after Valerian was hailed as emperor in October of 253.[2]

References

Cornelia Supera Forum Ancient Coins
Monumenta Graeca et Romana: Mutilation and transformation : damnatio memoriae and Roman imperial portraiture. BRILL. 1 January 2004. pp. 209–. ISBN 90-04-13577-4.

Royal titles
Preceded by Afinia Gemina Baebiana?	Empress of Rome 253	Succeeded by Cornelia Salonina
Preceded by Herennia Etruscilla	Empress of Rome 253	Succeeded by Cornelia Salonina

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[1] Cornelia Supera Forum Ancient Coins

[2] Monumenta Graeca et Romana: Mutilation and transformation : damnatio memoriae and Roman imperial portraiture. BRILL. 1 January 2004. pp. 209–. ISBN 90-04-13577-4.