Aurei

Vespasian · Bucketed

Source location: Book V, Chapter 5, Aurei narrative and Certified / Retail / Raw Auction table, PDF pp. 24-25

Certified / slabbed evidence

Certified Choice XF/AU and premium pedigree pieces can reach the tens of thousands.

Current fixed-price retail

Thin; type and grade sensitive.

Raw auction

Entry-Level ~$4,000-$7,000; Collector ~$8,000-$15,000; Choice ~$20,000-$32,000+

Published schedule observations (not raw-auction tiers)

Entry: ~$4,000-$7,000; Typical: —; Choice: ~$20,000-$32,000+

Market / specialist note

Gold remains type- and grade-sensitive; keep separate from ordinary silver and bronze populations.

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.