Ordinary Antioch denarius
Pescennius Niger · Bucketed
Source location: Book VII Chapter 4 Pricing Schedule
Certified / slabbed evidence
NGC VF $1,020 and $2,135 sold-for anchors; Ch VF CNG-certified example $950 hammer
Current fixed-price retail
Active dealer asks roughly ~$700-$1,783 for ordinary-to-strong comparable denarii
Raw auction
Evidence pending. Do not infer a price ladder.
Published schedule observations (not raw-auction tiers)
Entry: ~$900-$1,100; Typical: ~$1,200-$1,800; Choice: ~$2,000-$3,000+
Market / specialist note
Compare the exact type, grade and surfaces; evidence channels are not interchangeable.
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.