Coin of Demetrios II, Antioch c. 146

Editor: Here we have a coin of Demetrios II, struck in Antioch! It's small, worn, and yet…there's something so powerful about holding a piece of history like this. What story do you think this coin whispers to us? Curator: Ah, the quiet hum of empires, right? I see a king wrestling with legacy, the pressure to leave his mark. Coins were ancient PR, you know. That trident? A symbol of power, maybe even a nod to a divine connection with Poseidon. Makes you wonder what he was really like. Was he as stoic as his profile suggests, or a cauldron of ambition? Editor: I never thought of it as ancient PR! So much information packed into such a tiny space. It's definitely making me rethink coinage! Curator: Exactly! And that, my friend, is the magic of art – making us question, connect, and reimagine the past.