Kinzer Ancient Coin Value Guide

Kinzer Ancient Coin Value Guide

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Pre-accession Lugdunum altar bronzes Augustus

Reference: RIC 235–245

Tiberius · Observed / Range

Source location: Book IV Chapter 5 Pricing Schedule

Certified / slabbed evidence

No stable certified schedule

Current fixed-price retail

Recent RIC 244/245 retail observations around ~$233-$290

Raw auction

Ordinary pre-accession RIC 244/245 altar asses and dupondii form a low-hundreds market. The rare RIC 240 sestertius is a separate, very thin specialist market; see its separate exact-comparable lane.

Market / specialist note

Ordinary bronzes remain separate from rare RIC 240 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.