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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gil-galad, post: 1689584, member: 44154&quot;]Here is another photo with a different officina (workshop) of the same RIC catalog ID.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/constantius_II/_antioch_RIC_viii_056.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>One thing you might want to realize is that all ancient coins were handmade and engraved. That being said, most coins look all look slightly different because the dies were engraved by various workshops from different people.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just a few workshops from this mint, during this time are.</p><p><br /></p><p>Delta</p><p>Gamma</p><p>Theta</p><p>AI</p><p>BI</p><p>H</p><p><br /></p><p>So, that&#039;s just 6 die variations alone (could be lots more). So, the neck having a slightly different shape is hardly unusual. I believe it&#039;s still the same attribution.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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