Kinzer Ancient Coin Value Guide

Kinzer Ancient Coin Value Guide

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Lifetime portrait denarius

Most often the VENVS AVGVST family.

Julia Titi · Observed / Range

Source location: Book 5, Chapter 10, PDF p. 44, Pricing Schedule

Certified / slabbed evidence

An NGC Fine example realized about $312 in December 2025.; Certified Fine through XF examples show a clear grade-sensitive premium.

Current fixed-price retail

Thin to moderate; active asks should be matched by portrait, reverse, grade, and surfaces.

Raw auction

Evidence pending. Do not infer a price ladder.

Published schedule observations (not raw-auction tiers)

Entry: ~$200-$400; Typical: —; Choice: ~$1,200-$1,800+

Market / specialist note

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.