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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3891851, member: 85693"]Nice coins. I have a couple of sestertii from the 1000th anniversary celebration, a Philip I and his son Philip II. </p><p><br /></p><p>I realize weights for AEs were declining around this time, but in my very, very limited experience, these 1000th anniversary issues seem particularly skimpy. The Philip I (antelope) weighs 13.59 grams. The Philip II elk (or goat?) is 13.36 grams. I was wondering if this "special" issue was perhaps made for mass distribution during the celebrations, and deliberately on the light side? The OP's backwards SC might indicate hasty production as well. Since everybody is in a good mood from the rhino and elephant slaughter, maybe they won't notice the coins are on the light side? </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1026749[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1026750[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3891851, member: 85693"]Nice coins. I have a couple of sestertii from the 1000th anniversary celebration, a Philip I and his son Philip II. I realize weights for AEs were declining around this time, but in my very, very limited experience, these 1000th anniversary issues seem particularly skimpy. The Philip I (antelope) weighs 13.59 grams. The Philip II elk (or goat?) is 13.36 grams. I was wondering if this "special" issue was perhaps made for mass distribution during the celebrations, and deliberately on the light side? The OP's backwards SC might indicate hasty production as well. Since everybody is in a good mood from the rhino and elephant slaughter, maybe they won't notice the coins are on the light side? [ATTACH=full]1026749[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1026750[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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