Two Becker Forgeries

313, Lot: 608. Estimate $150. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Commodus. AD 177-192. AR “Denarius” (19mm, 3.96 g, 12h). Forgery by Carl Wilhelm Becker, 1772-1830. LAEL AVREL CO MM AVG P FEL, laureate head right / P M TR P XVII IMP VIII COS VII P P, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. Hill 175. VF, toned.