I discounted many of my coins and lowered the price on some others. Also posted a bunch of new ones. I am soon going to receive 25 Alexandrian...
One reason I love this hobby and one of the things I love to do is attribute unfamiliar coins. After 27 years in the hobby unless the coin is...
I am nowhere near my goal for any of these - I could no longer afford to include Elagabalus but the scarcity of coins I am looking for in any...
I have posted eight tetradrachms of Elagabalus from Antioch on ebay, all but two in higher grade, and all priced lower than any other similar type...
I recently won this unusual coin in a group of five coins from Numismatick Naumann. It is a puzzling piece - appears to be genuine but cannot...
I have been selling ancient coins as MORTOWN on ebay for 26 years. During that time I have sold well over 10,000 to 15,000 coins, all types, all...
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...
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