ID Help With A Vespasian Denarius?

Hang him!

That's pretty unanimous then! *psst - I knew PP would hang him

Not too difficult. You might feel a little awkward, steel yourself. You have plenty of evidence that there are other similar coins out there.

Just tell him that it has been brought to your attention that this is a known fake, give him the links to the other coins and tell him that you don't want it and want a refund. Don't accept any arguments from him. After you have got your money back, then report him.

We have to stand up for ourselves. A few months ago I got 6 coins, three of which were fake. As I had only paid £5 per coin I was not too bothered and used them to start my "black" collection. I did however go back to the seller and told him that they were fakes. He offered to refund but I was happy to keep them. I would not be happy to part with $55 for a fake coin when I had bought it in good faith.

When you return it you will need to get the UK equivalent of "Tracked" and "signed for" otherwise he might just deny that you have returned it. It will knock a hole in your $55 but it is the principle.

If he gets awkward, keep a copy of any messages and include them when you contact ebay. ebay are all for buyers, but on the other hand, they like the money that the sellers bring in.

Take a look at his details, on the one hand he says Buyer pays return postage, but under Returns Policy it also says:

I allow full money back return within 14 days after purchase. The buyer must return the item and I will return his money back, including shipping.

Find this page and take a screen shot. I found it at http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141233111610

You should press for return postage as well.

You will come across sellers who may inadvertently have acquired a fake coin and they can be given the benefit of the doubt. He is not one of those sellers.

I don't like the way that he advertises himself as dealing from good ole London but his address is in Lancaster. Trust me, that is one heck of a commute.

Will be taking the dog to the vet in Lancaster in the next couple of weeks. I can stop off and give him a good talking to if you like :) (Not the dog!)

I must admit, from the pictures only, I agreed that it was a fouree, not a modern fake.
To be sure, they should all be examined in hand, preferably with a 10x loupe.

Assuming you have read previous replies to your post and my reply to the Fakes post, you will note I have shown your "coin" to be a known fake, an example already listed in Forum Ancient Coins Fake Coins gallery, and that the seller has been listed in Forum Ancient Coins Notorious Fake Sellers List, thanks to the likes of me taking note of this seller's profuse output of fake coin auctions.