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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 3162763, member: 76086&quot;]This is true.&nbsp; Becker was the recipient of a fake Aureus of Commodus.&nbsp; When discovered and confronted the seller replied something to the effect that it served him right to be deceived as he should have known better.&nbsp; Try that nowadays!</p><p><br /></p><p>But Becker, while oft referred to as &#039;The Counterfeiter&#039;, never seemed to intend to deceive anyone.&nbsp; He never presented his creations as anything but replicas and his work was very well known at the time.&nbsp; The controversy comes in as there were a few shady deals here and there where we dont know if he tried to pass them as genuine or not (and nobody will know at this distance in time).</p><p><br /></p><p>The real problem arises with his work as once into the market and after some time many people thought they were genuine.&nbsp; And I am sure on occasion they still pass for the real thing when they come to market.&nbsp; Will this happen with Slavey&#039;s works?&nbsp; I dont know.&nbsp; I would not think so, his artistic style is so unique only a novice would not know the difference, and a seller should know what he has.</p><p><br /></p><p>Doug, I dont think that Nero of yours is a Becker.&nbsp; It doesnt show in the references.&nbsp; The only one he issued was Nero with Agrippina, wreath reverse, which he struck in gold and silver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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