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Worthless Bronze? Far from it! Roman sestertii in good condition can achieve staggering results. For many years a sestertius even held the record of the arguably most expensive Roman coin ever sold in a public auction! We present the ten most expensive sestertii sold in auctions.
The Most Expensive: Sestertii.
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Nerva, AD 98. With the Portrait of Augustus. Extremely Fine. From auction Numismatica Genevensis SA 6 (2010), 154.
Top 10: 146,000 Euro.
Titus, 80-81 AD., Thrace. “Of the highest rarity, by far the finest specimen known of less than five specimens known.“ Extremely fine. From auction Numismatica Ars Classica 59 (2011), 956.
Top 9: 153,000 Euro.
Galba, AD 69, Rome or Gaul. Extremely fine. From auction Numismatica Genevensis SA 5 (2008), 217.
Top 8: 156,000 Euro.
Vespanisan, AD 71, Rome. Impressive Good Extremely Fine. From auction Heritage 3003 (2012), 20523.
Top 7: 166,000 Euro.
Caligula, 39-40 AD. “Undoubtedly the finest specimen known of this spectacular coin.” Extremely fine. From auction Numismatica Genevensis SA 7 (2012), 335.
Top 6: 208,000 Euro.
Caligula, circa 37-38 AD. “Very rare, undoubtedly the finest specimen known.” FDC. From auction Numismatica Ars Classica 51 (2009), 179.
Top 5: 312,000 Euro.
Divus Titus, 81-82 AD, Rome. Very fine and extremely rare. From auction Dix Nooan Webb 139 (2017), 50.
Top 4: 365,000 Euro.
Caligula, 37-38 AD, Rome. “Extremely rare and undoubtedly the finest specimen known of this issue and one of the best sestertii in existance.” From the JDL-Collection. Good extremely fine. From auction Numismatica Ars Classica 79 (2014), 24.
Top 3: 497,000 Euro.