Kinzer Ancient Coin Value Guide · Section 6 · Book VI
Prepared by Kinzer Coins · First Edition · Market review: September 2026
Ancient Coin Value Guide Book VI
The Nerva–Antonine Dynasty
AD 96–192. Nerva to Commodus, including the principal imperial family-member markets. Certified/slabbed, current fixed-price retail, and buyer-inclusive raw auction evidence remain separate.
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Quick answers
Nerva–Antonine Coin Values, Explained Clearly
What is a Hadrian denarius worth?
Ordinary Rome denarii form a broad market, but Travel Series, Aegyptos/Nilus, prestige bronze, and gold remain separate.
Why are some Antonine women expensive?
Faustina I and II have broad silver markets, while Plotina, Marciana, and Matidia are much thinner and often require exact comparables.
Why is Commodus priced by type?
Ordinary denarii and Commodus-as-Hercules coinage do not trade as one interchangeable market.
Why does bronze vary so much?
Patina, smoothing, tooling, corrosion, portrait quality, flan size, and reverse completeness can move sestertii by multiples.
How the guide works
Market evidence in a fixed order
Book VI follows the same methodology as Books I–V while separating historically distinct submarkets such as Hadrian's Travel Series, Trajanic conquest types, eastern-war issues, consecration coinage, and Commodus-as-Hercules.
1. Certified / slabbed market first
Grade-specific certified observations are kept separate and compared like-for-like where the evidence supports it.
2. Fixed-price retail second
Active professional dealer asks show what a collector can buy now. Sold dealer listings are historical context only.
3. Buyer-inclusive raw auction third
Auction acquisition cost uses hammer plus the verified mandatory buyer premium for that exact sale. No blanket premium is applied.
4. Specialist markets stay separate
Thin dynastic silver, prestige bronze, rare aurei, and trophy material use specific comparables when a broad range would mislead.
Practical collector referenceBook VI Market Cards
Current Book VI website reference synchronized to the live Kinzer Ancient Coin Value Guide methodology. Certified / Slabbed, Current Fixed-Price Retail, and Raw Auction evidence remain separate. Guide Orientation is editorial and is not transaction evidence.
Nerva
DENARIUS / SESTERTIUS / AUREUS / AS
COLLECTOR PRICE GUIDE
Certified grade evidence
Ordinary Rome denarius
Choice FineChoice Fine $264–$293
VFVF $312
Choice XFChoice XF $960
FISCI IVDAICI CALVMNIA SVBLATA sestertius
FineNGC Fine $3,172
Ordinary as
Choice VFChoice VF as $207.40
Certifiedgrading service unspecified
Additional certified evidence
Ordinary sestertius
VFVF sestertius $366
Certifiedgrading service unspecified
RAW AUCTION / MARKET SCHEDULE
ENTRYTYPICALCHOICE
Ordinary Rome denarius
$120–$220$250–$450$500–$700+
Trajan
DENARIUS / SESTERTIUS / BRONZE / AUREUS / SILVER
COLLECTOR PRICE GUIDE
Certified grade evidence
Ordinary Rome denarius
VFVF $139–$268
Choice VFChoice VF $149–$403
XFXF $342–$464
Choice XFChoice XF $512–$793
RAW AUCTION / MARKET SCHEDULE
ENTRYTYPICALCHOICE
Ordinary Rome denarius
$120–$180$200–$400$450–$700+
Plotina
DENARIUS / AUREUS
COLLECTOR PRICE GUIDE
Certified grade evidence
Vesta denarius, RIC 730
FineFine $1,440
Marciana
DENARIUS / AUREUS
COLLECTOR PRICE GUIDE
Certified grade evidence
Lifetime Marciana / Matidia denarius, RIC 742
FineFine $439.20
Matidia
DENARIUS / AUREUS
COLLECTOR PRICE GUIDE
Certified grade evidence
Lifetime PIETAS denarius, RIC 759
FineFine $1,020
Hadrian
DENARIUS / SILVER / SESTERTIUS / AUREUS
COLLECTOR PRICE GUIDE
Certified grade evidence
Ordinary Rome denarius
Choice XFChoice XF $439–$1,830
Sabina
DENARIUS / BRONZE / AUREUS / GOLD
COLLECTOR PRICE GUIDE
Certified grade evidence
Ordinary denarius
XFXF $192
Choice XFChoice XF $390.40
Ordinary aureus
AU StarNGC AU Star 5/5–4/5
FineFine Style, $67,100 realized
Certifiedpremium basis unstated
Aelius Caesar
DENARIUS / SESTERTIUS / AUREUS
COLLECTOR PRICE GUIDE
Certified grade evidence
Ordinary denarius
Choice XFChoice XF $915
Premium denarius / strong portrait
AU StarNGC AU Star 5/5–5/5
FineFine Style denarius, $6,710 realized
Certifiedpremium basis unstated
Aurei
Choice MSNGC Choice MS Star 5/5–5/5
FineFine Style aureus, $213,500 realized
Certifiedpremium basis unstated
Antoninus Pius
DENARIUS / SESTERTIUS / AUREUS
COLLECTOR PRICE GUIDE
Certified grade evidence
Ordinary denarius
Choice VFChoice VF $268.40
Divus / consecration denarius
Choice AUChoice AU $390.40
Aureus
Choice MSNGC Choice MS $25,620
MSNGC MS
FineFine Style $24,400
FIXED-PRICE RETAIL
Ordinary sestertiusCurrent typical asking range $200–$340
Current asking-price evidence; kept separate from auction and certified markets.
Faustina I
DENARIUS / SILVER / SESTERTIUS / BRONZE / AUREUS
COLLECTOR PRICE GUIDE
Certified grade evidence
Lifetime denarius
AUAU $336
Ordinary Diva denarius
Choice AUChoice AU $561.20
Choice AUseparate Choice AU 5/5–5/5 $1,586
Aureus
AUAU $6,710
Choice AUChoice AU $9,000
Choice MSChoice MS $18,000
Choice MSNGC Choice MS $20,130
Choice AU StarNGC Choice AU Star $17,080
Marcus Aurelius
DENARIUS / AS / SESTERTIUS / AUREUS
COLLECTOR PRICE GUIDE
Certified grade evidence
Ordinary Augustus denarius
XFXF $610–$1,037
Divus denarius
CertifiedExact-grade certified comparison $325–$590
Aureus
Choice VFChoice VF $8,500–$9,500
AUNGC AU $13,420
Choice XFChoice XF $18,300
Choice MSChoice MS
FineFine Style trophy $61,000
FIXED-PRICE RETAIL
As Caesar denariusSingle current strong-example ask $395
Current asking-price evidence; kept separate from auction and certified markets.
Faustina II
DENARIUS / SESTERTIUS / AUREUS
COLLECTOR PRICE GUIDE
Certified grade evidence
Ordinary lifetime denarius
Choice FineChoice Fine $139
Choice VFChoice VF $159
Choice XFChoice XF $207.40
Aureus
AUAU $5,612
Choice MSelite Choice MS $29,280
AUNGC AU
FineFine Style $12,810
MSNGC MS
FineFine Style $21,960
Lucius Verus
DENARIUS / SESTERTIUS / AUREUS
COLLECTOR PRICE GUIDE
Certified grade evidence
Ordinary denarius
VFVF $169
Armenian / Parthian victory denarius
Choice VFChoice VF Armeniacus $378.20
Divus consecration denarius
XFXF $268.40
Choice XFChoice XF $500.20
Additional certified evidence
Aureus
Choice MSNGC Choice MS
FineFine Style observations: $26,840 and $30,500
FIXED-PRICE RETAIL
Ordinary denariusCurrent ordinary ask $185
Current asking-price evidence; kept separate from auction and certified markets.
Lucilla
DENARIUS / SESTERTIUS / AUREUS
COLLECTOR PRICE GUIDE
Certified grade evidence
Ordinary denarius
Choice VFChoice VF $134
XFXF $264
FIXED-PRICE RETAIL
Ordinary denariusCurrent asking range $55–$325
Premium portrait / stronger denariusCurrent stronger-example asking range $295–$550
Current asking-price evidence; kept separate from auction and certified markets.
Commodus
DENARIUS / AS / SESTERTIUS / AUREUS
COLLECTOR PRICE GUIDE
Certified grade evidence
Ordinary denarius
Choice XFChoice XF $414.80–$976
Choice AUChoice AU $463.60
Aureus
Gem MSNGC Gem MS trophy exact comparable $97,600
Crispina
DENARIUS / SESTERTIUS / AUREUS
COLLECTOR PRICE GUIDE
Certified grade evidence
Ordinary denarius
Choice XFChoice XF $186
Aureus
Gem MSElite NGC Gem MS trophy observation $122,000
FIXED-PRICE RETAIL
Ordinary denariusCurrent asking range $51–$250
Current asking-price evidence; kept separate from auction and certified markets.
Recognizable collector markets
Nerva–Antonine Coin Types & Value Questions
The website focuses on the coin families collectors actually encounter. Minor bust, legend, die, and RIC variants stay in the full book unless they repeatedly create an independent market.
Trajanic conquest coinage
Ordinary denarii are broad; Dacian/conquest and prestige issues remain separate when history-driven demand creates a premium.
Hadrian Travel Series
Travel denarii, Aegyptos/Nilus material, and Travel Series gold are distinct from ordinary Hadrian silver and bronze.
Antonine consecration coinage
Divus and Diva issues of Antoninus Pius, Faustina I, Marcus Aurelius, Faustina II, and Lucius Verus are kept separate where their markets differ.
Imperial women
Sabina, the Faustinas, Lucilla, and Crispina have repeatable silver markets; Plotina, Marciana, and Matidia require more case-by-case comparison.
Military and eastern-war types
Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus military issues are separated when exact reverse families carry a distinct collector premium.
Commodus as Hercules
Late Herculean portrait and reverse types form a recognizable premium market and should not be blended into ordinary Commodus denarii.
Book VI directory
Sixteen ruler & family chapters
Research notes
How Book VI Was Researched
Prepared by Kinzer Coins as a dated collector-market reference. Book VI separates evidence classes, prices recognizable type families instead of ruler-wide averages, preserves thin and specimen-specific markets, and excludes provincial and colonial coinage from the headline imperial pricing set.
Certified market
Grade-specific slabbed observations remain separate from raw coins, with strike, surfaces, style, qualifiers, and attribution preserved where they materially affect value.
Current dealer retail
Only active fixed-price asking prices belong in the current retail snapshot. Sold dealer listings are historical context only.
Buyer-inclusive auctions
Hammer plus the verified mandatory buyer premium for that exact sale. Where a winning bidding channel is unknown, the uncertainty is preserved.
Historical currency conversion
Foreign sales are normalized with historical exchange rates when a U.S.-dollar comparison is needed; shipping, tax, VAT, import, payment, and currency-conversion fees are excluded.
Thin-market discipline
Very thin and extremely thin markets use specific comparables rather than forcing an Entry-Level / Collector / Choice range.
Scope control
Provincial and colonial issues remain outside Book VI headline pricing. Exact imperial type family comes first.
Market evidence is a dated September 2026 snapshot, not a guarantee of future value. Ancient coins remain specimen-specific.
Questions collectors ask
Book VI FAQ
What is a Hadrian coin worth?
There is no useful single Hadrian price. Ordinary silver, Travel Series types, premium provinces, bronze, and gold occupy different markets.
Why are some Nerva–Antonine denarii affordable?
Several ordinary silver populations are broad enough that attractive examples recur regularly, especially under Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Faustina I and II, Lucius Verus, and Commodus.
Why are certified coins shown first?
Certification narrows comparison by grade and attribution. Book VI keeps slabbed evidence separate from raw retail and raw auction observations.
How are auction values calculated?
Headline acquisition cost uses hammer plus the verified mandatory buyer premium for that exact sale. A blanket premium is never applied across auction houses.
Why are gold and prestige bronze sometimes specific comparables only?
Thin populations and specimen-specific differences make broad ranges misleading for some aurei and major bronze types.
Are provincial coins included?
No. Provincial and colonial coinage is outside Book VI headline imperial pricing unless a chapter specifically discusses a boundary issue.
Continue the series
Book VII: The Severan Dynasty
AD 193–235. From the succession crisis of AD 193 through Severus Alexander, including the principal dynastic family-member markets.
Read Book VII
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