Happy Father's Day Dads! Septimius Severus AR Denarius, Rome. 210 AD. Obv: SEVERVS PIVS AVG BRIT-Laureate head right Rev: P M TR P XVIII COS III P P - Neptune standing left, holding trident and blanket?, right foot standing upon a globe. "My 18th year as emperor." RIC IV 241 20mm 3.4g two sons, Lucius Septimius Bassianus (later nicknamed Caracalla, b. 4 April 188) and Publius Septimius Geta (b. 7 March 189).
Antoninus Pius ... Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161 Roman orichalcum sestertius; 23.16 g, 29 mm Rome, AD 142 Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right. Rev: ANNONA AVG S C, Annona standing right, between modius and prow, holding corn ears and out-turned cornucopiae Refs: RIC 597; BMCRE 1228; Cohen 37; RCV 4147; UCR 502 father of Faustina Junior ... Faustina Jr., Augusta AD 147-175, issued under Antoninus Pius Roman orichalcum sestertius; 22.96 gm, 30.4 mm Rome, AD 147-150 Obv: FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL, diademed and draped bust, r. Rev: VENERI GENETRICI SC, Venus Genetrix standing l., holding apple and child in swaddling clothes. Refs: RIC 1386b; BMCRE 2145; Sear 4718.
Happy Father's Day! Vespasian AR Denarius, 3.04g Rome Mint, 69-70 AD RIC 16 (R), BMC 2, RSC 5 Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r. Rev: CAESAR AVG F COS CAESAR AVG F PR; Bare heads of Titus on l. and Domitian on r., facing one another Acquired from Ephesus Numismatics, November 2005.
Another father and son combo: Philip I and Philip II And here is father and son (my son and I) around 5 minutes after he was born. And for you watch afficionados (recently I found out there are a few watch fans here too), check out the Omega Speedmaster Pro on my wrist.
Trajan explicitly honored his father: Trajan, 98-117 DIVVS PATER TRAIAN 19 mm denarius. 3.39 grams. Sear 3323. RIC 252. BMC 500. Hill 662 "struck 115"
Let's not forget all the adoptive fathers out there either Hope you all have a wonderful Father's Day Cheers
Awww. Sallent-- that is such a cute kid and I don't even like children . I particularly like the picture you posted of him painting a picture (in an old thread) .
We all hope for the best for our children (and grandchildren). Sometimes we have to modify our expectations but still can be proud of them. Ten years ago, I had hopes my grandson would become a great numismatist or maybe a herpetologist but things have changed. Now he is in high school and no longer has an interest in little snakes. He did get an A in Python (the computer language). He has no interest in old coins but does want me to buy him a new computer with money I could have spent on an aureus (the Geek crowd computers don't go cheaply). At least Caracalla had the decency to wait for his father to die before he killed Geta. http://phdiva.blogspot.com/2011/07/ancient-painted-portraits-101.html Septimius would have been so disappointed but probably not surprised.
happy fathers day dads. i got fathers day gifts from my Dad today, bless him. he's always done that as far back as i can remember, not sure why and told him not to do it, but i take the gifts in the spirit they are given. it's like Christmas in June i guess. and follow up in the coin dept. with Vespasian & sons
Geta. http://phdiva.blogspot.com/2011/07/ancient-painted-portraits-101.html Septimius would have been so disappointed but probably not surprised.[/QUOTE] i don't believe he had any decency about it, rather he was scared of retribution from Dad.
