Triumphal-arch sestertius · RIC 114

Claudius · Exact Comparable

Source location: Book IV Chapter 10 Pricing Schedule, PDF p. 52

Certified / slabbed evidence

Older NGC Ch VF exact observation; current slab depth thin

Current fixed-price retail

Historical Good VF ask ~$3,500; reworked example ~$516 historical context

Raw auction

Very thin; exact comparables only; ordinary F/VF can be hundreds, choice pieces several thousand

Market / specialist note

Do not turn the historical ask into a current retail 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.