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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4579250, member: 96898"]My Roman collection is full of difficult and generally tragic father-son-relationships:</p><p><br /></p><p>Marcus Aurelius certainly wouldn't have been happy about his son's reign:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1133926[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Marcus Aurelius, Roman Empire, sestertius, 168 AD, Rome mint. Obv: M ANTONINVS AVG [ARM PARTH MAX]; head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, r. Rev: [TR POT XXII] IMP V COS III; Victory advancing l., holding wreath in r. hand and palm, sloped over l. shoulder, in l. hand. 32mm, 23.08g. Ref: RIC III Marcus Aurelius 959. </font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1133923[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Commodus, Roman Empire, sestertius, 183 AD, Rome mint. Obv: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS; laureate head of Commodus r. Rev: [TR] P VIII [IMP VI] COS IIII P P; Roma, helmeted, draped, seated l. on shield, holding Victory in extended r. hand and vertical spear in l. hand; in fields, S-C. 30mm, 25.14g. Ref: RIC III Commodus 369.[/TR]</font>[TR]</p><p><br /></p><p>Septimius Severus' eldest son Caracalla killed his younger brother and must be considered one of the most bloodthirsty tyrants in Roman history:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1133929[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Septimius Severus, Roman Empire, AR denarius, 202–210 AD, Rome mint. Obv: SEVERVS PIVS AVG; head of Septimius Severus, laureate, r. Rev: INDVLGENTIA AVGG IN CARTH; Dea Caelestis, draped, riding r. on lion, holding thunderbolt in r. hand and sceptre in l. hand; below, water gushing from rock. 19mm, 3.32g. Ref: RIC IV Septimius Severus 266. Ex Marc Breitsprecher; ex Secret Saturn 2019 (thanks a lot – I love this coin!).</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1133922[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Caracalla, Roman Empire, denarius, 215 AD, Rome mint. Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM; laureate head of Caracalla r. Rev: P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P; Apollo, naked except for cloak flying behind, standing l., holding branch in extended r. hand and with l. hand lyre set on altar. 21mm, 3.04g. Ref: RIC IV Caracalla 254. </font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1133931[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Geta, Roman Empire, denarius, 202–207 AD, Rome mint. Obv: P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES; bust of Geta, draped and cuirassed, r. Rev: PONTIF COS; Minerva standing l., leaning on shield and holding spear. 20mm, 2.74g. Ref: RIC IV Geta 34a. </font></p><p><br /></p><p>Gallienus had to deal with the defeat of his father Valerian, who was captured and probably executed by the Sasanian king Shapur I.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1133930[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Valerian I, Roman Empire, AR antoninianus, 258–259 AD, Cologne mint (RIC: Lugdunum mint), Obv: VALERIANVS P F AVG; draped, cuirassed, radiate bust of Valerian I r. Rev: ORIENS AVGG; Sol standing l., raising r. hand and holding globe in l. hand. 21mm, 2.86g. Ref: RIC V Valerian 13. Ex Forvm Ancient Coins.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1133924[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Gallienus, Roman Empire, BI antoninian, 260–268 AD, Asian mint (Samosata or Antioch?). Obv: GALLIENVS P F AVG; bust of Gallienus, cuirassed, radiate, r. Rev: VIRTVS AVGVSTI; Hercules, standing r,, holding club in right hand and lion-skin in left hand (type of the Farnese Hercules). 21.5mm, 4.01g. Ref: RIC V Gallienus 672.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Maximian's support for his son, the usurper Maxentius, ended in the violent death of both father and son:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1133928[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Maximian, Roman Empire, AE1 (“follis”), 296–297 AD, Trier mint. Obv: IMP MAXIMIANVS P AVG; bust of Maximianus, laureate, r. Rev: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI; Genius standing l., holding patera and cornucopia, modius on head; in fields, A–Γ; in exergue, TR. 25mm, 9.30g. Ref: RIC VI Trier 181b.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1133927[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Maxentius, Roman Empire, AE1 ("follis"), 309–312 AD, mint: Ostia. Obv: IMP C MAXENTIVS PF AVG, laureate head right. Rev: AETERNITAS AVG N, the Dioscuri standing facing each other, each holding sceptre and the reins of his horse, mintmark MOSTQ. 24 mm, 5.38 g. Ref: RIC VI, 35 Q.</font>[/tr][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4579250, member: 96898"]My Roman collection is full of difficult and generally tragic father-son-relationships: Marcus Aurelius certainly wouldn't have been happy about his son's reign: [ATTACH=full]1133926[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Marcus Aurelius, Roman Empire, sestertius, 168 AD, Rome mint. Obv: M ANTONINVS AVG [ARM PARTH MAX]; head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, r. Rev: [TR POT XXII] IMP V COS III; Victory advancing l., holding wreath in r. hand and palm, sloped over l. shoulder, in l. hand. 32mm, 23.08g. Ref: RIC III Marcus Aurelius 959. [ATTACH=full]1133923[/ATTACH] Commodus, Roman Empire, sestertius, 183 AD, Rome mint. Obv: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS; laureate head of Commodus r. Rev: [TR] P VIII [IMP VI] COS IIII P P; Roma, helmeted, draped, seated l. on shield, holding Victory in extended r. hand and vertical spear in l. hand; in fields, S-C. 30mm, 25.14g. Ref: RIC III Commodus 369.[/TR][/SIZE][TR] Septimius Severus' eldest son Caracalla killed his younger brother and must be considered one of the most bloodthirsty tyrants in Roman history: [ATTACH=full]1133929[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Septimius Severus, Roman Empire, AR denarius, 202–210 AD, Rome mint. Obv: SEVERVS PIVS AVG; head of Septimius Severus, laureate, r. Rev: INDVLGENTIA AVGG IN CARTH; Dea Caelestis, draped, riding r. on lion, holding thunderbolt in r. hand and sceptre in l. hand; below, water gushing from rock. 19mm, 3.32g. Ref: RIC IV Septimius Severus 266. Ex Marc Breitsprecher; ex Secret Saturn 2019 (thanks a lot – I love this coin!). [ATTACH=full]1133922[/ATTACH] Caracalla, Roman Empire, denarius, 215 AD, Rome mint. Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM; laureate head of Caracalla r. Rev: P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P; Apollo, naked except for cloak flying behind, standing l., holding branch in extended r. hand and with l. hand lyre set on altar. 21mm, 3.04g. Ref: RIC IV Caracalla 254. [/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]1133931[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Geta, Roman Empire, denarius, 202–207 AD, Rome mint. Obv: P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES; bust of Geta, draped and cuirassed, r. Rev: PONTIF COS; Minerva standing l., leaning on shield and holding spear. 20mm, 2.74g. Ref: RIC IV Geta 34a. [/SIZE] Gallienus had to deal with the defeat of his father Valerian, who was captured and probably executed by the Sasanian king Shapur I. [ATTACH=full]1133930[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Valerian I, Roman Empire, AR antoninianus, 258–259 AD, Cologne mint (RIC: Lugdunum mint), Obv: VALERIANVS P F AVG; draped, cuirassed, radiate bust of Valerian I r. Rev: ORIENS AVGG; Sol standing l., raising r. hand and holding globe in l. hand. 21mm, 2.86g. Ref: RIC V Valerian 13. Ex Forvm Ancient Coins. [ATTACH=full]1133924[/ATTACH] Gallienus, Roman Empire, BI antoninian, 260–268 AD, Asian mint (Samosata or Antioch?). Obv: GALLIENVS P F AVG; bust of Gallienus, cuirassed, radiate, r. Rev: VIRTVS AVGVSTI; Hercules, standing r,, holding club in right hand and lion-skin in left hand (type of the Farnese Hercules). 21.5mm, 4.01g. Ref: RIC V Gallienus 672.[/SIZE] Maximian's support for his son, the usurper Maxentius, ended in the violent death of both father and son: [ATTACH=full]1133928[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Maximian, Roman Empire, AE1 (“follis”), 296–297 AD, Trier mint. Obv: IMP MAXIMIANVS P AVG; bust of Maximianus, laureate, r. Rev: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI; Genius standing l., holding patera and cornucopia, modius on head; in fields, A–Γ; in exergue, TR. 25mm, 9.30g. Ref: RIC VI Trier 181b. [ATTACH=full]1133927[/ATTACH] Maxentius, Roman Empire, AE1 ("follis"), 309–312 AD, mint: Ostia. Obv: IMP C MAXENTIVS PF AVG, laureate head right. Rev: AETERNITAS AVG N, the Dioscuri standing facing each other, each holding sceptre and the reins of his horse, mintmark MOSTQ. 24 mm, 5.38 g. Ref: RIC VI, 35 Q.[/SIZE][/tr][/QUOTE]
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