Coin of Antioch under Macrinus and Diadumenian c. 3th century

Editor: Here we have a coin of Antioch from the time of Macrinus and Diadumenian. It’s weathered and worn, but you can still make out the portraits. What stories do you think this little artifact could tell us? Curator: Ah, a coin! It whispers tales of emperors, of trade routes humming with activity, of everyday transactions. Imagine the hands it passed through, each leaving a trace of their life on its surface. Don’t you think it's lovely to consider? Editor: It really does make history feel more tangible. I hadn't thought about it like that. Curator: Precisely! It’s a portal to the past, a tiny time machine in your palm. I wonder what it bought last… bread, perhaps? Or maybe a song. Editor: Now I'm wondering about that song! Thanks, I'll never look at a coin the same way again. Curator: Wonderful! Isn't that what makes art, in every form, so delicious?