Port of Ostia sestertius
Reference: RIC 178 / 181
Nero · Exact Comparable
Source location: Book IV Chapter 14 Pricing Schedule, PDF p. 72
Certified / slabbed evidence
Selected certified VF/Fine Style pieces can approach five figures in dealer market
Current fixed-price retail
Recent sold Good VF ask about $5,546; pedigree NGC VF ask $9,995 is historical context
Raw auction
CNG smoothed/tooled VF · hammer only: $6,000 hammer-only; buyer premium unverified
Market / specialist note
Surface condition and architecture dominate dispersion.
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.