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Editor: This reproduction of a Coin of Epirus is striking in its miniature scale. What can this little coin tell us about the Epirote Republic? Curator: This coin, though small, speaks volumes about identity and power. The symbols chosen – the head of Zeus and the eagle – weren’t arbitrary. Who did they aim to include and exclude with these images? Editor: So, it's not just currency, it’s a statement? Curator: Exactly. Consider what it meant to invoke Zeus in a region with diverse religious practices. It's a claim to authority, a visual language shaping societal hierarchies. Editor: I never thought about ancient money in that way. Curator: These objects are powerful tools in understanding past power structures. The images they chose to circulate were powerful.
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