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Message:: [QUOTE="zumbly, post: 2486887, member: 57495"]Apart from other suspicions already raised, I'd stress the point on the weight being 14.2g, which is severely underweight for a coin that ought to be much closer to 17g. You'll see in <a href="http://cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?PAGE_NUM=&PAGE=1&TABS_TYPE=2&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=2&IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_DESC=athens+tetradrachm+owl+frontal&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?PAGE_NUM=&PAGE=1&TABS_TYPE=2&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=2&IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_DESC=athens+tetradrachm+owl+frontal&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1" rel="nofollow">this link</a> 268 examples sold by a major auction house, the vast majority being between the expected 16.8g - 17.2g for an Athenian tetradrachm of this period.  In fact, the three coins in that list you'll find that are under 16g are examples of fourree tetradrachms (ie., plated silver ancient counterfeits with base metal cores).  The weight of your coin is a huge red flag and strongly suggests the coin is cast or otherwise unauthentic.[/QUOTE]