Well I did find a post that does indicate that there was a pre-nerf version;
https://forums.station.sony.com/eq/i.../#post-2709404
"they don't show up in the buyer window on bristlebane which means they do not exist at all on that whole server. you can search for other extremely rare tradable stuff like ornate velium pendant (pre nerf) and it shows up."
maybe someone can log on to bristlebane and try to locate a pre-nerf orante velium pendant?
Also here's a link to a page that has both 4charge and unlimited charge pendants displayed;
http://eqsearchpro.pleyhades.com/Sho...php?item=18522
and here's the Allak listing for the unlimited version;
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=27765
and here's the lucy entry for it;
http://lucy.allakhazam.com/item.html?id=30294
The earliest recorded instance of the nerfed version has comments that start at April 21st, 2001
http://web.archive.org/web/200012051...llakhazam.com/
It doesn't appear Allak has any record of it existing prior to April, 2001.
(Looking here;
http://web.archive.org/web/200012051...llakhazam.com/ )
You'll see that it isn't even listed in that April 2001 capture.