★ Becker Counterfeit ★
SICILY. Naxos. Tin imitation of AR Tetradrachm (Circa 415-403).
Obv: ΝΑΞΙΩΝ.
Wreathed head of young Dionysos right.
Rev: Silenos seated facing slightly left on rock, exposing genitals and holding kantharos in right hand and wineskin below left arm; in left field, ivy tendril.
Hill, Becker 22; cf. HGC 2, 985 (for prototype); cf. Cahn (1944), 106 (same).
Condition: Near mint state.
Weight: 8.74 g.
Diameter: 23 mm.
Price realized | 350 EUR 16 bids |
Starting price | 80 EUR |
Estimate | 100 EUR |