Rare Spanish / triumphal aurei
Reference: RIC 90 comparator
Augustus · Specialist Only
Source location: Book IV, Chapter 1, PDF p. 14
Certified / slabbed evidence
One rare triumphal-arch aureus reported realized at $16,000; exact specimen only, no grade ladder.
Current fixed-price retail
No current comparable fixed-price retail found.
Raw auction
Exact-comparable only. RIC 90 Good VF recorded at GBP 6,000 hammer; buyer-inclusive USD total is not established.
Market / specialist note
Source identifies this rare Spanish / triumphal gold population separately from the scheduled RIC 198 and RIC 206 aurei. Do not infer a general Augustus aureus range.
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.