Coin of Pella under Maximus Caesar c. 3th century

Editor: Here we have a coin of Pella under Maximus Caesar, a small bronze piece. It's incredible to think about the hands it might have passed through. What strikes you about its composition? Curator: The coin's circular form dictates a centrifugal composition. Notice how the relief portrait and the reverse imagery are contained within this bounded space. Editor: So, the shape itself defines how we see the images? Curator: Precisely. Furthermore, the corrosion, while seemingly destructive, paradoxically enhances our understanding of its material properties and history. Editor: I see what you mean; the wear tells a story. Thanks for pointing that out! Curator: My pleasure. Considering its form and the degradation, it is an object that embodies its history.