Becker Forgery

282, Lot: 352. Estimate $300. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Valerian II. Caesar, AD 256-258. AV “Quinarius” (16mm, 2.63 g, 12h). Modern forgery by Carl Wilhelm Becker, 1772-1830. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Priestly implements. Hill, Becker 222 (Saloninus). VF, scratch in right field of obverse, roughness on reverse. Rare Becker forgery in gold.