Is this a casting seam?

[rabbit5880]

I'm completely new to ancients, there seems to a be a slightly raised middle edge on the border of this new Alexander tetradrachm just for a few centimetres (see video attached). Is this a casting seam? Is it authentic?

Purchased off Vcoins from a reputable seller.

 

Edited December 24, 2024 by rabbit5880

[Aziz]

i’m not an expert but it seems like a casting seam for me . 

[John Conduitt]

Hard to tell from the video. A line doesn’t have to be a seam. It doesn’t go all the way around and the edge is not an even height all the way round, which suggests it is genuine.

[CPK]

25 minutes ago, John Conduitt said:

Hard to tell from the video. A line doesn’t have to be a seam. It doesn’t go all the way around and the edge is not an even height all the way round, which suggests it is genuine.

Yes, some close-up still photos of the edge would be better.

[Aziz]

This topic is a good chance for learning i recently had a cheap fake coin to study it , the seam in my fake coin doesn’t not go all the way around the coin and it’s not round all the way as well , looking forward to learn more from this example and of course better pictures are needed and the weight of the coin will help determine,hopefully it’s original for the sake of the owner 

Edited December 25, 2024 by Aziz