Ordinary Rome denarius
Trajan · Observed / Range
Source location: Book VI, Chapter 2, Pricing Schedule, PDF p. 10
Certified / slabbed evidence
VF ~$139-$268; Choice VF ~$149-$403; XF ~$342-$464; Choice XF ~$512-$793
Current fixed-price retail
~$110-$500
Raw auction
~$120-$180 entry | ~$200-$400 collector | ~$450-$700+ 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.