From the images and inscriptions adorning ancient coins, we learn of the rise and fall of kingdoms, the comings and goings of royalty, the dreams and ambitions of mankind. Beyond this public history lies a more intimate, private tale having to do with where the coin has been, who has held it, what it has bought. Though we can never know exactly that part of the story, an ancient coin invites the imagination to take an endless journey of discovery. To wear this token of the past is to link us across time with the lives that has touched it before.