Laetitia (goddess)

O: draped and cuirassed bust with radiate crown

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R: Laetitia holding wreath and anchor

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(Joy of our Emperor)

silver antoninianus struck by Gordian III in Rome late 240 - July 243 AD; ref.: RIC 86

Laetitia was a minor Roman goddess of gaiety. Her name deriving from the root word laeta, meaning happy.

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