Kinzer Ancient Coin Value Guide

Kinzer Ancient Coin Value Guide

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Antoninianus

Volusian · Observed / Range

Source location: Book 1, Chapter 13, PDF p. 72, Pricing Schedule

Certified / slabbed evidence

Recent NGC Choice XF Heritage auction result $183 (Mar. 2026); premium basis not stated in the cited passage.

Current fixed-price retail

Active ordinary Rome antoninianus asks n=3; $45-$99; median ask ~$90. Separate current external NGC VF fixed-price ask: $256.

Raw auction

Source-reconstructed raw Rome Augustus antoninianus n=16; buyer-inclusive median ~$114; 20th-80th percentile ~$76-$136; hammer median ~$93.

Published schedule observations (not raw-auction tiers)

Entry: Observed only; Typical: Buyer-inclusive median ~$114; Choice: 20th-80th ~$76-$136

Market / specialist note

Compare the exact type, grade and surfaces; evidence channels are not interchangeable.

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.