Varhran II (274-293 AD) AR Drachm 28 mm x 4.18 grams Uncertain mint Obverse: Crowned winged bust of Varhran II, Queen Shapurdukhtak wearing Griffin head crown, vis-a vis bust of Varathragna wearing Horse head Crown. Pahlavi Script -Varhran King of Kings of Iran and Aniran Reverse: Two Crowned attendants flanking Zoroastrian Fire alter. Diadem symbol in upper left field. Ref: Gobl SN IXv/2 (plate IV 64v.)(?)
When I think of a fatherly Roman emperor, it's Antoninus Pius who comes to mind. This sestertius is one of my favorites, and also the first ancient coin that my son ever picked up - it shows Antoninus's daughter Faustina Minor as Pietas, holding in one hand Fadilla, the youngest addition to the royal family. To either side of her stand older daughters Galeria Faustina and Lucilla. ANTONINUS PIUS Sestertius 27.24g, 32mm Rome mint, 158 - 159 AD RIC 1002; Cohen 620 O: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XXII, laureate head right. R: PIETATI AVG COS IIII, Pietas standing facing, head left, globe extended in right, child in left arm, flanked by a child on each side at her feet, S - C flanking across field.
A father and his two sons. 'Either my sons will succeed me, or no-one will!' - Vespasian. Vespasian AR Denarius Ephesus mint, 71 AD RIC 1424 (R3), BMC - , RSC - , RPC 827 (1 spec.) Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r. Rev: LIBERI IMP AVG VESPAS; Titus and Domitian veiled, togate, stg. front (heads l.), each with patera; below, BY mint mark Second known specimen.
that's an awesome coin v70! here's heraclius and his boy heraclius constantine...dad is more beardy on the left.
Almost every emperor sired children. It might be more apropos to post coins of a father and son, or daughter, or a coin that presents both.
Happy Father's Day. I chose a coin of Septimius Severus, the father of Caracalla( another coin representing the son). So Father and Son.
I ha a hard time selecting the best 'father' coin to show. JA's suggestion of both on a coin leaves me only with a scrappy, Rome version of the Vespasian and boys type not worth showing on the same page as v70's great coin: I don't have the Septimius and sons and find it interesting that Marcus Aurelius never issued a two header with Commodus especially after having been so honored by his adoptive father Antoninus Pius. Adoptions count so you get to see my common denarius. There is currently a bunch of these available on VCoins for what I would call reasonable prices considering the coins. While talking adoptive for political reasons (there are more noble reasons for adoption but they did not come up so often in Rome), lets see my fourrees showing Augustus, son of Caesar and father of Tiberius: I really wish I had a twin headed follis of the two Licinii (too rich for my blood) http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=635868 but a coin I'd really like is one that does not exist in my price bracket: http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1237176 There is something special about issuing a coin with your son (Crispus) who you would kill shortly thereafter and the son who would succeed you for a while until his brothers offed him, of course. When it comes to Roman Father of the Empire, Constantine beats Septimius and Aurelius hands down. There are several Byzantines many of you have that qualify for this thread. I'll offer my Constantine VII and son Romanus II gold/silver fourree solidus (one of my favorite coins). I wish I had a Romanus I with his son because of the way his family life defined 'Byzantine' but again my collection is lacking.
