Anonymous Follis c. 1050 - 1060

Editor: Here we have an Anonymous Follis from the Harvard Art Museums. What strikes me is the wear and tear, the sense of history etched into its surface. What stories do you think this little coin could tell? Curator: Oh, if only it could speak! To me, this coin whispers of empires rising and falling, of countless hands exchanging it, each with their own hopes and fears. It's like holding a piece of a forgotten dream, don't you think? Editor: Definitely, that makes me think of the everyday lives of ordinary people, something easy to overlook. I wonder how many loaves of bread this could buy. Curator: Precisely! It's a tangible connection to their world, a reminder that even the smallest objects can carry immense historical weight. It’s quite grounding, isn’t it?