Details of Fortuna personified

Fortuna is the female personification of Fortune. She is normally shown draped and holds a rudder (sometimes resting on a globe) and a cornucopia. Other attributes associated with Fortuna are an olive-branch, a patera (dish) or a wheel.

Coin inscriptions often present her as Fortuna Redux (‘Fortune the Bringer-back’) who ensures that the emperor returns safely from his travels.