Coin of Elaia 

Editor: This is a coin of Elaia, by Commodus. It's an artifact worn smooth by time, bearing the faintest ghost of a face. What stories do you think it whispers? Curator: Ah, the stories! Well, imagine holding power, immortalized in metal. Commodus, a controversial emperor, thought of himself as Hercules reborn. This coin might be a piece of self-mythologizing propaganda. What do you make of that figure on the reverse? Editor: It looks like a person standing. Maybe a goddess? Curator: Perhaps a local deity, a nod to Elaia's regional identity, cleverly intertwined with imperial power. It makes you wonder, doesn’t it, how carefully every image was chosen. Editor: Definitely gives me something to think about when I look at modern coins!