Coin of Phintias of Syracuse, Akragas c. 287

Editor: Here we have a coin of Phintias of Syracuse, Akragas, created by Phintias. It's small, and the material looks to be aged metal. It has a somber feel to it. What do you see in this piece? Curator: Oh, it whispers tales, doesn't it? Imagine holding power, influence, distilled into this tiny circle. I see the portrait, maybe Phintias himself, staring back across millennia. What stories could it tell, if only it could speak? Editor: That is so insightful. Thank you. Curator: My pleasure. It invites such contemplation, doesn’t it? Makes you wonder who held it last, what they bought, what they dreamed of.