Coin of Sagalassos under Claudius Gothicus 268 - 270

Curator: Here we have a coin from Sagalassos, struck during the reign of Claudius Gothicus. The dimensions are 20.31 grams. Editor: It looks…forgotten. Like something dredged from the bottom of the sea, whispers of empires past. Curator: Indeed, the material's patination speaks of time's passage. Notice the deliberate inscription, framing the imperial portrait. The coin, beyond its intrinsic value, functions as propaganda. Editor: Propaganda that time almost erased. But if you look closely, the emperor's profile is still remarkably sharp. It's strange how something so small could carry so much weight. Curator: Its value resides in its semiotic function. The symbol becomes a tool to understand structure. Editor: Absolutely, it all makes you wonder about the hands it passed through, the stories it could tell. Curator: A relic, transformed into a rich text by virtue of its visual and historical encoding. Editor: And a beautiful little mystery, all wrapped up in oxidization.