Ordinary sestertius
Marcus Aurelius · Observed / Range
Source location: Book VI Chapter 11 Pricing Schedule, PDF p. 32
Certified / slabbed evidence
Exact-grade/surface comparison
Current fixed-price retail
~$50-$280 ordinary/problem-to-better
Raw auction
~$100-$225 | ~$250-$500 | ~$700-$1,200+
Market / specialist note
Bronze is surface-sensitive. 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.