Sulla's blog

[Valentinian]

Sometime recently @Sulla80's blog, entitled "Sulla's blog)" 
https://www.sullacoins.com/

was mentioned. I checked it out and began reading the many entries, all of which are remarkably well done. Many refer to a Republican or imperial Roman coin of interest and proceed to give a great deal of well-presented information about it, including quotes from ancient sources and beautiful illustrations. If you happen to have an example of the type, it will tell you (virtually) everything there is to know about it. If you don't already have the type, it might well go on your want list, because the coins he discusses are interesting.

Here is my example of Hadrian's TELLVS STABIL type he discusses:

As you can tell, I recommend that website!  Again, the home page is
https://www.sullacoins.com/
 

[expat]

Agreed, I can´t recommend it highly enough. It is a fascinating and educational read about many and varied types. I was encouraged to look at the site when I started collecting about 1 1/2 years ago.

[Sulla80]

Thank you, @Valentinian & @expat, for the generous comments.  Here's my coin of the type in the OP:

My hope with the site is that it is useful for links to sources and journals, and somewhat entertaining.  I am often caught pondering "what was going on at the time" or "how do we know what we know?" for a given coin.  Corrections, comments and recommendations are always appreciated.

I'll take the opportunity to mention the excellent page that I referenced for this coin from http://augustuscoins.com - page 4 of @Valentinian's pages on "Ancient Roman coin reverse types that are unique to a particular emperor."

http://augustuscoins.com/ed/unique/unique4.html#TELLVS

 

Many interesting coins in the "unique to one emperor" category!

Edited September 30, 2023 by Sulla80

[DonnaML]

I very much agree with @Valentinian! I always learn a great deal from @Sulla80's blog posts.

[DonnaML]

15 hours ago, Sulla80 said:

I'll take the opportunity to mention the excellent page that I referenced for this coin from http://augustuscoins.com - page 4 of @Valentinian's pages on "Ancient Roman coin reverse types that are unique to a particular emperor."

http://augustuscoins.com/ed/unique/unique4.html#TELLVS

 

Many interesting coins in the "unique to one emperor" category!

Also an interesting section. @Valentinian, when you say a reverse type is unique to one emperor, do you mean that the reverse design itself is unique, or only that it's unique when accompanied by its particular reverse legend? Because if you mean the former, then the Octavian reverse on p. 1 depicting Victory standing left on a cista mystica, flanked by two snakes, with the ASIA RECEPTA legend, is not a unique design: the Vespasian aureus I recently sold through CNG has the exact same reverse design, although accompanied by a different legend.

 

Edited September 30, 2023 by DonnaML

[Valentinian]

12 hours ago, DonnaML said:

Also an interesting section. @Valentinian, when you say a reverse type is unique to one emperor, do you mean that the reverse design itself is unique, or only that it's unique when accompanied by its particular reverse legend?

Here is the site we are discussing: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/unique/unique.html

My criterion in on the page linked in the page's "Introducion":  "My criterion for the "unique" page is this: If you had the coin in hand (so you knew the size and fabric) and were looking at the reverse, could you identify the person on the other side before turning it over? "

However, I purposely didn't emphasize coins identifiable by titles and dates in the reverse legend. For example, I think this coin can be identified from its reverse, but I considered it too obscure to expect others to be happy to spend time on:

  

FORT RED is common. TRP XIII COS III probably distinguishes it. But, it would have to be on a page of really difficult ones.

Here is the whole coin:

If you know something about Roman coins you might enjoy playing with identifying those on the site:
http://augustuscoins.com/ed/unique/unique.html