Pietas / Temple of Divus Augustus sestertii · RIC 44/51

Caligula · Exact Comparable

Source location: Book IV Chapter 9 Pricing Schedule, PDF p. 45

Certified / slabbed evidence

No dependable current grade ladder locked

Current fixed-price retail

No active exact-type retail locked; sold asks around ~$529-$581 historical context

Raw auction

CNG Fine Aug. 2026 ~$480 buyer-inclusive; high-grade May 2026 ~$7,350

Market / specialist note

Separate architectural and Pietas reverse families.

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.