Ancient Roman Athens Owl Coin - Genuine?

InGodWeTrustCoins

Can anyone help verify what kind of ancient coin this really is and if it is genuine? It weighs 16.7 grams.
Thanks!

bronzemat

Looks OK to me, nice coin.

happycollecting

Pretty nice "New Style" Attica tetradrachm. Feels genuine to me also.

InGodWeTrustCoins

Awesome! Thanks guys!

291fifth

It is Greek, not Roman. It looks genuine but I am no expert.

asheland

Nice looking example, looks ok to me.

CIVITAS

@291fifth said:
It is Greek, not Roman. It looks genuine but I am no expert.

It's a little bit of both. Athens was under Roman control when these were issued. The motifs and language are certainly Greek.

https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/ancient-coin-profiles-greece-athenian-new-style-tetradrachm/

The coin looks genuine to me.

291fifth

@CIVITAS said:

@291fifth said:
It is Greek, not Roman. It looks genuine but I am no expert.

It's a little bit of both. Athens was under Roman control when these were issued. The motifs and language are certainly Greek.

https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/ancient-coin-profiles-greece-athenian-new-style-tetradrachm/

The coin looks genuine to me.

I tend to want to see a portrait of the Roman Emperor (or other Roman personality) in order to consider the coin to be Roman. It's just my own definition. I'm sure many others will not agree with my definition and will consider control and not portraiture.