Denarius of Caracalla c. 213

Editor: Here we have a Denarius, made by Caracalla. It has a somber mood and I wonder about the society that made it. What do you see in this piece? Curator: I see a whole world, you know? Caracalla, the artist, was also the Emperor, so this isn’t just art, it’s propaganda, it's currency, it's a snapshot of power. I always wonder, what did someone buy with this? Editor: It is amazing to think of the stories it could tell. Curator: Exactly, it makes me wonder about our money, and what stories *it* will tell one day.