Coin of Leucas under Macrinus c. 217 - 218

Editor: We're looking at a coin from Leucas under Macrinus. It's pretty beat-up, but I still find it incredibly cool that something so small could have been someone's pocket change centuries ago. What story does it whisper to you? Curator: Ah, yes! It’s a tangible link to a specific moment, isn’t it? I imagine the artisan’s hand, striking the die, thinking, "Will this image carry my message into the future?" I wonder, what did people buy with it? Was it bread? A song? The coin, in its modest way, funded life. Editor: That's a great point, the coin as a tiny engine of daily life. I hadn't thought of it that way. Curator: I always find myself wondering about that connection to the past. Hopefully, this coin will continue to inspire such questions!