https://wasimhijas.com/Recent content on Wasim HijasHugoen-usSun, 15 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0530https://wasimhijas.com/collections/constantine-i/Sun, 15 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0530https://wasimhijas.com/collections/constantine-i/<p>This coin was issued in the name of Constantine I, with a campgate reverse typical of the period. It is the first object in the ancient coin collection.</p> <h2 id="obverse">Obverse</h2> <p><strong>Inscription:</strong> CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG</p> <p>Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right.</p>https://wasimhijas.com/journal/starting-an-archive/Sun, 15 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0530https://wasimhijas.com/journal/starting-an-archive/<p>An archive begins as a habit long before it becomes a place. A book is finished and a line is pencilled in the margin; an object is carried home and its story is jotted on the back of an envelope. Only later does it occur to you that these small acts were a single project all along.</p>