Ordinary sestertii

Domitian · Observed / Range

Source location: Book V, Chapter 7, Certified / Retail / Raw Auction table, PDF p. 35

Certified / slabbed evidence

High-grade certified or unusually attractive raw pieces can move above ordinary collector ranges.

Current fixed-price retail

Thin; portrait, patina, and surface originality dominate comparability.

Raw auction

~$400-$800 entry | ~$1,000-$2,000 collector | ~$2,500-$4,000+ choice

Published schedule observations (not raw-auction tiers)

Entry: ~$400-$800; Typical: —; Choice: ~$2,500-$4,000+

Market / specialist note

Keep separate from Germania and triumphal prestige bronze. Unlabelled raw observations are displayed as published wording, not assigned to invented auction tiers.

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.