Kinzer Ancient Coin Value Guide

Kinzer Ancient Coin Value Guide

Opening the guide…

Temple of Janus as

Reference: RIC 306 / related

Nero · Exact Comparable

Source location: Book IV Chapter 14 Pricing Schedule, PDF p. 71

Certified / slabbed evidence

No stable exact-grade certified ladder needed for ordinary market

Current fixed-price retail

Active/very recent ordinary asks roughly ~$60-$145; stronger examples can be several hundred

Raw auction

CNG Dec. 2025 Near VF RIC 306: $225 hammer; verified 20% fee gives about $270 buyer-inclusive.

Market / specialist note

Ordinary as is separate from the later sestertius.

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.