Ordinary Rome denarius

Trajan · Observed / Range

Source location: Book VI, Chapter 2, Pricing Schedule

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.