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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Topcat7, post: 2402704, member: 73372&quot;]I recently purchased this coin.</p><p>Vespasian AE Dupondius, 71 AD.</p><p>Obv. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III, radiate head right</p><p>Rev. CONCORDIA AVGVSTI, Concordia seated left, holding patera &amp; cornucopiae, SC in ex.</p><p>RIC II. 266 (RIC 1962 471)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]495435[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>When I went to &#039;Wildwinds&#039; for &#039;confirmation&#039; of my purchase, I found that their images were (in my view - taking the &#039;nicks&#039; and &#039;bumps&#039; into consideration) the same as my coin but 10 years earlier and much less &#039;crud&#039;. The nicks next to the &#039;V&#039; on Vespasian, and the nick next to the &#039;O&#039; in Concordia, being cases in point. Vespasian on my coin seems to be breathing fire, and in the Wildwinds photos you can see the remains of the fire on their coin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]495436[/ATTACH]</p><p>Their provenance was:</p><p>MORTOWN: Vespasian Dupondius</p><p>US $111.01</p><p>May-12-06</p><p>Seller Mortown</p><p>Vespasian duponduis, Rome mint, portrait right, 27mm;</p><p>REVERSE: Concordia seated left with patera and cornucopia;</p><p>New RIC 266.</p><p><br /></p><p>Did Mortown sell this coin on eBay, (see ebay photo logo on the bottom R.H.S. of their photos) to a buyer who &#039;added&#039; some &#039;patina&#039;, and then re-sold the coin 10 years later, to me, or are they (in fact) two different coins?</p><p>I would be interested to hear your opinions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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