A little concerned that this Athen tetradrachm is a cast.

I have my concerns that this Athens tetradrachm may be a cast fake. The fields looks very unnatural and I have my reservations. Could you please be so kind as to share you expertise with me

 

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Is there any sign of a seam along the edge? Bigger picture ms would also help.

 

It's a terrible fake (cast). There are similar examples in Forum Ancient Coins' Fakes Gallery. Here's one example from FAC:


https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=19

 

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=37

Attica Athens, Wilbert replica Tetradrachms

Weights between 8.5 gm and 12.5 gm

This low-weight, undersize cast replica appears to be made of pewter, a tin alloy. This replica, which is unmarked, originally was part of a 12-replica set marked "Wilbertly Yours" on the box and was distributed in the 1960s and 1970s as a free promotion to business accounts by Wilbert Burial Vaults, currently Wilbert Funeral Services, of Broadview, IL. Wilbert also distributed sets of replicas of U.S. colonial coins and U.S. early Western coins. Despite the size and weight of the above Owl replica, it frequently appears on eBay as an authentic coin. (text courtesy athenianowlcoins.reidgold.com)
Note how the specimen marked with the red arrow has been treated to create simulated flan cracks in an effort to make it appear more authentic. It was offered for sale as an authentic coin on eBay.

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Yours looks like it might be a cast of this cast fake.

 

I knew it was a bad fake, I just wanted to hear it from someone who knows their stuff better than myself Thanks a bunch Tif !