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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3660259, member: 75937&quot;]I have six sestertii from the reign of Philip I. Their weights are 15.11 g, 19.61 g, 11.52 g, 17.45 g, 14.33 g, and 19.43 g. I have two aes, weighing 8.81 g and 7.18 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your impression that the coin is severely underweight is accurate. The British Museum only has sestertii with this reverse type, weighing 18.84 g and 16.44 g. RIC, Sear, Hunter, Cohen, and Wiczay do not note middle bronzes with this reverse type. Rather, the middle bronzes with the SAECVLARES AVGG reverse type have a cippus, not a hippo.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your coin looks genuine, but struck on a small module. I think your explanation of struck on the wrong flan is as good as any.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my humble example:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]984055[/ATTACH]</p><p>Otacilia Severa, AD 244-249.</p><p>Roman Æ sestertius; 11.52 g, 30.4 mm.</p><p>Rome, AD 248.</p><p>Obv: MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: SAECVLARES AVGG SC, Hippopotamus standing right.</p><p>Refs: RIC 200; Cohen 65; RCV 9170; Hunter 26.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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