Aureus
Reference: RIC 198
Augustus · Exact Comparable
Source location: Book IV Chapter 1 Pricing Schedule
Certified / slabbed evidence
NGC Choice VF 4/5-2/5 reported around $6,500; final collector-total treatment remains house-specific.
Current fixed-price retail
No current comparable
Raw auction
Raw anchor ~$9,152
Market / specialist note
Gold lane kept exact-comparable.
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.