Mainstream denarius

Otho · Observed / Range

Source location: Book 5, Chapter 2, PDF p. 13, Pricing Schedule

Certified / slabbed evidence

Certified XF and Choice XF material can move from the low thousands to roughly $8,500+, with top AU material higher.

Current fixed-price retail

Current professional retail commonly sits from the low thousands into roughly the mid-$5,000s for stronger material.

Raw auction

~$500-$900 entry | ~$1,200-$3,000 collector | ~$4,000-$9,000+ choice

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.