Coin of Isaac II 12th-13th century

Editor: Here we have a copper coin, a surviving artifact attributed to Isaac II. It feels weighty, almost burdened by time. What do you see in this humble object? Curator: It whispers tales, doesn't it? I imagine it changing hands in a bustling Byzantine marketplace, a tiny emblem of imperial power, now worn smooth by centuries. The wear itself tells a story. What do you suppose it bought, back then? Editor: Maybe spices, or cloth... something that mattered. It's amazing to think of this small thing connecting us to such a distant past. Curator: Precisely. And perhaps, in its own small way, still circulating, like echoes of a forgotten empire.