Ordinary sestertii

Titus · Observed / Range

Source location: Book V, Chapter 6, Certified / Retail / Raw Auction table, PDF p. 30

Certified / slabbed evidence

High-grade certified and unusually attractive raw pieces can move well beyond ordinary bronze.

Current fixed-price retail

Thin; strong patina and portrait examples carry substantial premiums.

Raw auction

~$500-$1,000 entry | ~$1,500-$3,500 collector | ~$4,000-$6,000+ choice

Published schedule observations (not raw-auction tiers)

Entry: ~$500-$1,000; Typical: —; Choice: ~$4,000-$6,000+

Market / specialist note

Keep separate from Colosseum and other prestige bronze. 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.