Coin of Justinian I after 548

Editor: Here we have a coin of Justinian I, residing at the Harvard Art Museums and weighing just 4.34 grams. It feels so small, yet it carries such weight. What stories do you think it holds? Curator: Oh, if this coin could talk! I imagine it clinking in the marketplace, maybe exchanged for spices, or perhaps even used to pay a soldier! It’s like a tiny window into daily Byzantine life. What strikes you most about its design? Editor: The way it's worn smooth in places. It speaks to the countless hands it's passed through. Thanks for bringing that to life. Curator: Absolutely! Every scratch, every imperfection tells a tale. It reminds us that even the smallest objects can carry echoes of history.