Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, broken - Perge (?) c. 3th century

Editor: We're looking at a broken silver coin, a Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great. It’s imperfectly round, a bit battered, with a face and some markings almost swallowed by time. What do you see in this ghostly echo of an empire, something that someone once held as wealth and power? Curator: I see a ghost, exactly. This isn't just currency; it's a whisper across millennia. Alexander, a legend stamped onto metal, now worn smooth by the river of time. It reminds me that even empires crumble, leaving only fragments behind. What stories could this coin tell, if only it could speak? Editor: It's incredible to think about its journey through history. Maybe it was lost, or maybe it was deliberately discarded. Curator: Perhaps both. It reminds us that history is a story told in fragments, and beauty can be found in the imperfections. Editor: I never thought about it that way, seeing beauty in imperfections. Curator: Me neither, until just now.