BECKER FORGERIES, SICILY. Akragas. Circa 408-406 BC. AR “Dekadrachm” (40mm, 35.25 g, 12h). Dies by Carl Wilhelm Becker (1772-1830). As made.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 373. Estimated: $ 500

Electrotypes & Reproductions, Silver

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BECKER FORGERIES, SICILY. Akragas. Circa 408-406 BC. AR “Dekadrachm” (40mm, 35.25 g, 12h). Dies by Carl Wilhelm Becker (1772-1830). Charioteer driving galloping quadriga left, above, eagle flying left; crab below / Two eagles standing right on dead hare lying on rock, the eagle in foreground with wings closed and head raised, the other with wings spread and head lowered; grasshopper behind. Hill, Becker 15. Toned, edge marks. As made.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Johnson Family Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 445, 5 June 2019), lot 834; purchased from William Koonce, 2 May 1969.


Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 12:04:00 ET.



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