Ordinary sestertius

Antoninus Pius · Observed / Range

Source location: Book VI Chapter 9 Pricing Schedule

Certified / slabbed evidence

Exact-grade/surface comparison

Current fixed-price retail

~$200-$340 active typical

Raw auction

~$100-$200 | ~$250-$450 | ~$600-$1,200+

Market / specialist note

Bronze dispersion is high. Unlabelled raw observations are displayed as published wording, not assigned to invented auction tiers.

What affects this price?

Even within one ruler, denomination and type, grade, strike, centering, surfaces, style, patina, rarity, provenance, and tooling or smoothing can materially change value. These are not automatic numeric adjustments.