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Maussollos, 377-353 BC, Satraps of Caria507 viewsAR tetradrachm
Laureate head of Apollo ¾ to right / MAYΣΣΩΛΛO, Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding labrys and spear
Caria, silver tetradrachm, cast, Toronto Group Forgery
Sear 4954

Cast of a genuine coin in BM. See [ (...) ] #33.

Corinth, silver stater, #C529 viewsAR cast stater, 500-480 BC
Pegasos, with curled wing, flying right; koppa beneath / Head of Athena right, in Corinthian helmet; all within incuse square
Sear 1869

Corinth, silver stater, cast, Toronto Group Forgery

Lete, silver stater, #A203 viewsAR stater, 530-480 BC
Naked ithyphallis satyr advancing right, seizing by her right wrist a nymph, who looks back at him and raises her left arm; six pellets in field around / Incuse square roughly divided into four triangles.
BMC Macedon 1; Sear 1297

c.500 BC For sale on Ebay in 1 day private auction by poweroflove, believed to be a Toronto Group coin

Carthage, Siculo-Punic, silver tetradrachm286 viewsAR cast tetradrachm, 325-300 BC
Head Herakles right wearing lion skin knotted at neck / Head and neck of horse left, palm tree behind
Sear 6439

300 BC One day auction by power of love, believed to be Toronto Fake.

Ainos, silver404 viewsObv: Head of Hermes
Rev: Goat standing right, serpent before

Sold in one day private auction by "power of love", a Toronto Group Forgery

Thasos, silver stater261 viewsAR stater, 490-480 BC
Naked ithyphallic satyr in kneeling-running attitude right, carrying in his arms a struggling nymph who raises her right hand in protest / quadripartite incuse square, divisions clearly visable
Sear 1361

Obv: Nude, ithyphallic satyr carrying off protesting nymph to right
Rev: Quadripartite incuse.
Ref: SNGCop 1008.1 - SNGCop 1019

Sold in one day private auction by "power of love", a Toronto group Forgery.

Olynthos, Chalkidian League, silver tetradrachm252 viewsAR tetradrachm, c. 379-348 BC
Laureate head of Apollo right / XAΛKIΔEΩN around lyre; [EΠI APIΣTΩNOΣ] in small letters beneath.
Sear 1430v

Chalkidian League Olynthos. One day auction by Power of love, believed to be Toronto Fake.

Kyzikos, silver tetradrachm, #A200 viewsAR tetradrachm, 390-330 BC
Head of Persephone left / KYI(=z)I, Lion's head left; tunny left beneath
Sear 3853-3855v

One day auction by Power of love, believed to be Toronto Fake.

Gela, silver tetradrachm228 viewsAR tetradrachm, 425-420 BC
Young head of river god Gelas left, with short horn, diademed; three river-fishes around / ΓEΛΩION, quadriga right driven by Nike; horses trotting; olive wreath above: plain border
BMC Sicily, pg 71, #54; Sear 798

Good Gelas Rev. One day auction by Power of love, believed to be Toronto Fake.

Katane, silver tetradrachm, #A186 viewsAR tetradrachm, 450-420 BC
[KATANIA O N], laureate hd of Apollo right; hair turned up behind / Quadriga driven right; horses walking: border of dots
BMC Sicily, pg 43, #17; Sear 767

400 BC One day auction by Power of love, believed to be Toronto Fake.

Istros, silver stater412 viewsOBV: Two male heads facing, right inverted.
Rev: ΙΣΤΡΙΗ Sea-eagle grasping dolphin "H" below
Date: 400-350 BC

Sold in one day private auction by "bricklayeranc", a Toronto Group Forgery.

Naxos, silver tetradrachm168 viewsAR tetradrachm, 430-413 BC
Head Dionysios right, bearded, bound with broad band adorned with ivy wreath: border of dots / NAΞION, bearded Seilen, naked, with pointed ear and long tail, seated on the ground, facing; head tirned left, towards wine cup in his right hand; in left hand, thyrsos; to left, vine growing with leaves and fruit
BMC Sicily, pg 119, 18; Sear 875

Sold on Ebay as a Rosa Copy. Rim stamped with Becker and BMC18. Silver-plated pewter

Messana, silver tetradrachm129 viewsAR tetradrachm, 425-396 BC
MEΣΣANIΩ N, hare running left; beneath, eagle left, standing on rock and devouring serpent: border of dots / Biga of mules driven left; mules walking; above, Nike right holding wreath and caduceus; in exg, long fish left; on line of exg, name of artist [KIMΩN?]: border of dots
BMC Sicily, pg 105, #56; Sear -

City: Messana. Sold on Ebay as Rosa copy. Rim is stamped with Becker and BMC56. Silver-plated pewter

Carthage, silver tridrachm202 viewsAR tridrachm of debased metal
Head of Tanit left, wreathed with corn, wearing necklace and earring / Horse standing right, palm tree behind.
Sear 6496 var

Obv: Free horse, crowned by Nike. Rev: Date Palm. 410-310 BC. Sold on Ebay as Rosa Copy. Rim stamped with letter "B".

Syracuse, silver tetradrachm, 004243 viewsAR tetradrachm
ΣV RAQ OΣI ON, linear circle, within which female head right; hair indicated by dotted lines, and falling formally over neck; she wears diadem and necklace; around, four dolphins right / Quadriga right, driven by male charioteer, holding reins in both hands, goad in left; above, Nike right, wings spread, alighting upon the yoke, placing her left upon the forelock of the third horse; horses walking: border of dots
BMC Sicily, 4; Sear 737

c. 480BC. Sold on Ebay as Rosa Copy. Rim stamped with "Becker" and "BMC04"

Joe Sermarini: Becker made many replicas of Syracuse tets. The flans for his replicas do not have the flan casting sprues that most genuine Syracuse tets have. A casting sprue is usually seen as an indicator of a fake, but for Syracuse tets the sprue created when casting the flan is normally still evident after striking.

Amphipolis, silver tetradrachm #A268 viewsAR tetradrachm, 410-357 BC
Head of Apollo ¾ right, of later, more delicate style; forepart of dog in right field / AMΦIΠOΛITEΩN on raised frame containing a race torch, A to right of torch; all within incuse square
Sear 1379

Date: 400 - 358 B.C
Ref: SNG Cop. 39; SNG ANS 81, Dewing 1009

Sold on Ebay as a Rosa Copy.

Syracuse, silver tetradrachm, 152164 viewsAR tetradrachm, by Eumenos and Euth----
ΣYPAKOΣIΩN, female head left, wearing earring and necklace; hair bound with sphendone, tied above and ornamented with stars; in field below, EVMENOV; around, four dolphins / quadriga right, driven by naked wigned youth, looking upwards towards Nike, flying left, who crowns him; in exg, EYΘ, and Skylla swimming right, her right arm extended towards a fish, which swims before her, her left holding a trident over her shoulder; behind her, a dolphin right: border of dots
BMC Sicily 152

415-336 BCSold on Ebay as a Rosa Copy. Rim stamped with the name "Becker" and BMC 152

Carthage, Siculo-Punic, silver tetradrachm, #B275 viewsAR tetradrachm, 350-325 BC
Female head left, wreathed with corn; four dolphins around / Head and neck of horse left, palm tree behind
Sear 6434

410-310 BC. Obv: Persephone surrounded by dolphins. Rev: Horse Bust. Palm tree behind, Phoenician letter "M" below. Sold on Ebay as Rosa Copy, rim stamped with "B".

Carthage, Siculo-Punic, silver tetradrachm271 viewsAR tetradrachm, 350-325 BC
Female head left, wreathed with corn; four dolphins around / Head and neck of horse left, palm tree behind
Sear 6435

Sold on Ebay as a Rosa Copy. "Becker" stamped on rim

Syracuse, silver tetradrachm, 208233 viewsAR tetradrachm, by Kimon
Head of Arethusa, ¾ face to left, wearing earring and necklace; hair flowing in loose tresses; across her forehead, ampyx, on which KIMΩN; around, four dolphins, two on either side, swimming among the locks of the hair: border of dots, lower half of which double-struck: above, outside border, APEΘOΣA / ΣYPAK OΣIΩN, quadriga left, driven by male charioteer, holding goad in right hand, reins in both, with head turned, looking behind him; horses galloping; beneath them, a prostrate column; (meta;) above, Nike right, stepping on two nearer horses, and carrying wreath with which she is about to crown the charioteer; in exg, ear of barley left: plain border
BMC Sicily, pg 177, #208; Sear 944

415-336 BC. Medussa front, Victory and Chariot rev. Sold on Ebay as a Rosa Copy. Rim stamped with "Becker" and BMC208

Syracuse, silver tetradrachm, 140172 viewsAR tetradrachm, by Eumenos
ΣYPAKOΣION, female head left wearing earring and necklace; hair rolled; across front of head, ampyx, on which EVMHNOY; around, four dolphins / quadriga left, driven by charioteer, holding goad and reins; horses galloping in-step; above, Nike flying right, carrying an untied wreath, and about to crown the charioteer; border of dots
BMC Sicily 140; Sear 935

412-345 BC.Obv:Bust surrounded by dolphins Rev: Winged victory over chariot. Sold on Ebay as a Rosa Copy. Rim stamped with "Becker" and BMC 140

Syracuse, silver tetradrachm, 214138 viewsAR tetradrachm
ΣYPAKOΣIΩN (in retrograde), female head left, wearing necklace and earring; hair bound with diadem, visable only above forehead; behind IM; beneath, three dolphins: plain border / quadraiga left, driven by charioteer, extending right and holding reins in left; horses prancing; the rein of the farthest horse hanging loose; above, Nike flying right, about to crown charioteer; in exg, lion devouring bull left: border of dots.
BMC Sicily, pg 178, #214

412-345 BC. Winged victory over chariot reverse. Sold on Ebay as a Rosa copy. Rim stamped "Becker" and "BMC214"

Kyzikos, silver tetradrachm, #A169 viewsAR tetradrachm, 390-330 BC
Head of Persephone left / KYI(=z)I, Lion's head left; tunny left beneath
Sear 3853-3855v

Cyzicus, Babelon, Traite III. 440-330 BC. Sold on Ebay as a Becker replica, #89

Herakleia, silver didrachm, #A245 viewsAR didrachm, 370-281 BC
Obv: Helmeted Athena. rev: Hercules killing Lion. War club in field left. Owl between legs. Sold on Ebay as a hand made copy, no two alike. No identification as copy anywhere on coin. 2nd photo sold on Ebay by "bricksoftime" (Toronto Group)as an original coin in 1 day private auction. 7.8 g. See also Coin #1319
Sear 389v

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