Sestertius
Philip I · Observed / Range
Source location: Book 1, Chapter 7, PDF p. 36, Pricing Schedule
Certified / slabbed evidence
No verified modern certified evidence published for this market.
Current fixed-price retail
One dependable active professional raw Rome sestertius ask: approximately $250 USD (book-stated normalized equivalent).
Raw auction
Buyer-inclusive ordinary raw Rome sestertius median ~$140 (n=15); 20th-80th percentile ~$79-$207.
Published schedule observations (not raw-auction tiers)
Entry: Observed only; Typical: Buyer-inclusive median ~$140; Choice: 20th-80th ~$79-$207
Market / specialist note
High dispersion; no forced 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.