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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RaceBannon, post: 1913520, member: 25357&quot;]My latest acquisition is this Vespasian As.&nbsp; I&nbsp; bought it as an upgrade to my previous Vespasian As, which coincidentally shares the same RIC attribution #.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect that this coin has been doctored.&nbsp; The patina is almost too green and the details around his eyes, nose and mouth on the portrait seem too sharp in relation to the rest of the coin.&nbsp; I&#039;m still happy with this coin and intend to keep it, but I suspect it has been tooled and the patina somehow artificially enhanced.&nbsp; I suppose that is one of the risks you run when purchasing nicer coins.&nbsp; I still didn&#039;t spend what I would consider to be a large sum for it, and will chalk it up to lesson learned.&nbsp; <b>Please share your thoughts.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve included my previous Vespasian as a reference.&nbsp; Doctored or not, it&#039;s still an upgrade to that coin, although despite the rough surfaces I still like the old coin, as it has character.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Feel free to post your Vespasian examples.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Vespasian</b>: AD 69-79 </p><p>AE As; 28mm/10.1g;&nbsp; Rome mint</p><p>OBV; IMP CAESAR VESP AVG COS V CENS, laureate head right/</p><p>REV; S-C, Spes advancing left, holding flower &amp; raising hem of robe.</p><p>(Cohen 452, RIC I 360a)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]328126[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]328127[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]328128[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]328129[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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