Victory: it's in my blood

You are looking at a 2000-year-old silver coin from Roman antiquity. Though it is old, it hasn’t lost its shine; it still holds something from its past glory. In a way, you could say, this coin incorporates nearly everything that is quintessentially Roman: the militarized culture, virtues and myths of the Roman Republic, the hunger for victories, but also ambitious generals trying to gather power through self-promotion and finally overthrowing the political status quo. But let’s start with the beginning.