Amarmur Posted February 4, 2023 · Member Share Posted February 4, 2023 It looks a little too nice to be real. 16.8 grams 24mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted February 4, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted February 4, 2023 Where did it come from? If it's not a fake, it looks like a contemporary imitation to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotwheelsearl Posted February 4, 2023 · Member Share Posted February 4, 2023 I dunno. details and coloring look sort of characteristic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romismatist Posted February 5, 2023 · Member Share Posted February 5, 2023 I think the style does make it appear to be a fake, even compared to contemporary imitations. It's very similar to a known fake seller on EBay UK who continues to sell fakes for hundreds of pounds a pop. The ragged flan and applied patina may make it appear more genuine, but I would have steered clear of this one. Forgers are getting increasingly better at distressing coin flans to make them appear more genuine, so you have to be a lot more careful with assessing style, die matching, or pedigree, the last two of which are pretty challenging for Athenian tetradrachms given their massive production and availability in the market. Caveat emptor. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor robinjojo Posted February 5, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted February 5, 2023 I concur. The owl's design both obverse and reverse is very similar to other fakes offered on eBay. Here's one that was produced on a larger, circular flan, in a too perfect way, sort of the opposite of the OP coin. https://www.ebay.com/itm/304771909523?hash=item46f5d24793%3Ag%3AGAUAAOSwfUljusM0&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAsGKZcQjgm9IJreC5NqdypoDChczqfdQDVWNTbKrPCVgTbmLaQKRuY5Cm6cc82PfZK63Ov9ZhNYmwnQOTjFba%2FEcQlSXdmtRpZOZS9skE1lLeg0kDvumCMA8p7oSR83Gd9J32D7UVEH9DRv5jv6MV1Tifcp8Pdl068cwG8tajHA0dgUnk1R3OueM0XD4radRFrxucF4WnJryWZpzzMqn4jgoE8RjVZvj3MDyAlXMFCZbu|tkp%3ABk9SR97sy4XEYQ&nma=true&si=MdLyBpUFSNLkUFCgFpjhUEddHok%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 Here's another, identical coin, sold by another UK seller on the same day. https://www.ebay.com/itm/275618878558?hash=item402c2a545e%3Ag%3AdNwAAOSwMiRjvyFV&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAsC%2F8IFXw%2FL2CO1EG%2FZnGnmDhj5xA1xAzRUhV%2FCc7Q0OQzHgA8GxBtoj3crPeqxVr4l3jqsPw1Ai0yBzSuvxODEUdtWQE0WzUaANKe56GR5pIKJW7nGoelEcWoSEst7Ac4sxcRTgwuWweGqpkFIYb4eAA7M8SZCCcC9jc8jBoMXc7riFXDd3UyO%2BSdExrkaDcmTY2fn2CfZJNRoN%2FVVjjot4PR8icXBEgCi0WmXZmVFs0|tkp%3ABk9SR8CA5IXEYQ&nma=true&si=MdLyBpUFSNLkUFCgFpjhUEddHok%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romismatist Posted February 6, 2023 · Member Share Posted February 6, 2023 Yep, one of those was the UK EBay seller I was thinking of. Crazy how some people just trust that these are genuine without doing more due diligence. There is a lot of money being made by fraudulent sellers and lost by trusting individuals with more money than sense, I guess. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewStyleKing Posted February 7, 2023 · Member Share Posted February 7, 2023 Athena has had a bad hair day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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