Here's my monthly advertisement - Besides myself I count about three or four sellers on ebay who have been at it since the craziness of the...
As stated in my posts on this site my focus in this wonderful hobby is sestertii of the reign of Septimius Severus, up to Elagabalus. Why...
Something really bizarre just happened - I kept on getting notes from UPS that it was going to deliver a parcel to my house - although I receive...
I have over 200 coins of all types - all guaranteed genuine - for sale on ebay. My prices are low, in many instances ridiculously low - I check...
One of the largest find of the last century was of the Reva Devnia hoard in I had this e-mail and wanted share it -hopefully it works.
Within the overall series of Roman Imperial Coins are a number of 'series' - types that were struck within by the mint of Rome that were likely...
I just got in a huge number of Greek and Roman coins - all types - please check them out - I sell under the screen name MORTOWN - bad name what...
I have been selling ancient coins on ebay for about 25 years - used to be 25 auction lots a week, but as ebay has changed I now list about 200...
When I am able to find a really nice coin it is always wonderful waiting for it, opening up the package, admiring the coin, checking it off,...
A couple of years ago or so go I was amazed to receive instant answers after posting coins on this forum for attribution assistance. I could not...
As mentioned in other threads, about five years into collecting ancient coins in about 2003 or so I got the bronze bug and have never looked back....
In our last episode I posted an extremely worn Septimius Severus PAX sestertius of indeterminate date, but which might possibly be one of his rare...
In my reading of Roman Emperors and usurpers I have noticed that no matter how long the head start those fleeing after either a coup or a lost...
Just before taking some time off I thought I would post some new additions to my favorite emperor (thanks to Doug Smith and Curtis Clay for the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Over the last few years I have been spending a lot of time thinking about rarity as it relates to ancient coins - in our...
From the years 250AD to ca 280AD the Roman empire nearly collapsed. The rise of Persia, civil unrest, barbarian invasions, even climate change has...
Although I can happily spend hours, days, weeks, months even - once - two years before discovering the same type in Lindgren, there are some coins...
I recently purchased a beautiful Geta sestertius with a medallic flan weighing almost 27 grams, with VOTA PUBLICA on the reverse, RIC...
Since I buy and sell ancient coins as well as collect - or rather buy and sell so that I can collect - an objection having been lodged to using...
As with anyone who handles a number of ancients that come unattributed, there are those coins which I feel should be attributable but for some...
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