Hemilitron of Agathokles, Tyrant of Syracuse c. 310

Editor: So, this is a Hemilitron, a coin made by Agathokles of Syracuse. It looks pretty beat up, but still, it must have been important. What do you see in this little piece of history? Curator: It whispers, doesn't it? I imagine Agathokles, a self-made man, wanting to leave his mark. A tyrant, yes, but also a ruler commissioning something meant to last, to circulate his image, his power. It's heavier than just its weight in grams, wouldn't you say? Editor: Definitely. All that history packed into something so small. I hadn't thought about the power of something like this. Curator: Exactly! It makes you wonder what will be dug up about us. Editor: True! I never thought about it like that. Thank you for your insight. Curator: My pleasure! It's these little things that really make us think.