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<p>[QUOTE="Silverlock, post: 3267284, member: 98181"]There a lot of very well travelled Tets around these days. The first one looks like a Type A Classical Owl, c. 454-431 BC. The second one is classical (454-393 BC) as well, the type is too hard to tell. The die axis is typical. The lettering looks OK and is in the position and has the features you’d hope to see. The first flan shape is expected, the second is a bit less common for a classical tet but certainly not unreasonable. The wear is a bit odd, rather even throughout instead of concentrated in the high areas, and the test cuts, bankers marks, and wear could be an effort to cover that. It seems self-defeating for a faker to do that much damage to hide they are casts, as it limits the value of the coins. Maybe the even wear is the result of over cleaning (tumbling/burnishing) instead. The weight of the second coin is too light for even a well worn Athens owl (test cuts and banker marks don’t remove metal), but it is possible it is an imitive one from the surrounding area. Given the state of the coins I’d put even more emphasis on the reliability of the seller. Please tell me it was a reliable seller. Enjoy your coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Silverlock, post: 3267284, member: 98181"]There a lot of very well travelled Tets around these days. The first one looks like a Type A Classical Owl, c. 454-431 BC. The second one is classical (454-393 BC) as well, the type is too hard to tell. The die axis is typical. The lettering looks OK and is in the position and has the features you’d hope to see. The first flan shape is expected, the second is a bit less common for a classical tet but certainly not unreasonable. The wear is a bit odd, rather even throughout instead of concentrated in the high areas, and the test cuts, bankers marks, and wear could be an effort to cover that. It seems self-defeating for a faker to do that much damage to hide they are casts, as it limits the value of the coins. Maybe the even wear is the result of over cleaning (tumbling/burnishing) instead. The weight of the second coin is too light for even a well worn Athens owl (test cuts and banker marks don’t remove metal), but it is possible it is an imitive one from the surrounding area. Given the state of the coins I’d put even more emphasis on the reliability of the seller. Please tell me it was a reliable seller. Enjoy your coins.[/QUOTE]
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