Coin of Neapolis under Commodus c. 2th century

Editor: Here we have a coin of Neapolis under Commodus, a glimpse into ancient currency. It’s small, worn, yet somehow feels monumental. What stories do you think this little object could tell? Curator: Ah, this humble coin! It whispers of power, doesn't it? Imagine the hands it passed through, the marketplaces it visited. Each scratch a tiny drama. Did it buy bread? A chariot wheel? Or perhaps... a ticket to a gladiator fight? Editor: Wow, the gladiator fight bit got me! So much history hidden in such a small piece of metal. Curator: Precisely! And it's a portrait, of sorts, of Commodus himself. Imperfect, perhaps, worn away. But that's its poetry, I think. Time etching its own narrative onto the emperor’s face. Editor: I never thought a coin could be so evocative. Thanks! Curator: My pleasure! Every object has a story, darling. You just have to listen closely.