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Antoninianus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Tetricus

271-274

Roman; minted in Gaul (now France)

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the head of Emperor Tetricus, facing to the right. The back (reverse) depicts Laetitia, a Roman goddess of happiness, standing slightly left.

Billon

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium