Prestige / architectural sestertius
Caracalla · Specialist Only
Source location: Book VII PDF p. 31, Chapter 8 Pricing Schedule
Certified / slabbed evidence
Exact comparable only
Current fixed-price retail
Very thin to Extremely thin
Raw auction
Exact specialist bronze comparables only. Rare AD 199 sestertius: $1,500 hammer / $1,800 buyer-inclusive (CNG eAuction 612, 1 Jul 2026; stated 20% fee). Near VF Circus Maximus: $2,000 hammer, Historical CNG sale. British Victory prestige bronze: $7,000 hammer, CNG Feature Auction 133 (Sep 2026); fee not verified. Ordinary smoothed British Victory: $190 hammer (May 2026); fee not verified.
Market / specialist note
Exact comparable only; no broad ladder.
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.