Hi, Dave,

Here are comments of Curtis Clay on the obhects hold by Laetitia and the relative rarity. "The three variants of this type on antoniniani are as follows, in chronological order and with Dorchester Hoard figures as an indication of relative rarity:

LAET FVNDATA, holds wreath and rudder, 11 in Dorchester.

LAETIT FVNDAT, same type, 132 in Dorchester.

LAETIT FVNDAT, holds patera and rudder, r. foot on prow, 29 in Dorchester."

The numbers  of types found in Eauze: 1 for RIC 35b, 40 for RIC 36b and 14 for RIC 37b.

Philip I AR Antoninianus. Obverse: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate draped bust right.
Reverse:  LAETIT FVNDAT, Laetitia standing left on prow, holding patera and rudder. RIC 37b, RSC 81.

Ebay auction, November 2007, 22.50 EUR. 


Contributed by Yuri Kabanov, November, 2007.