It has occurred to me several times in the past that this whole trip narrative would be easier to read if it were in forward order, and maybe it’d be nice to make it easier to see what happened on a different day before reading it. So I’ve come up with this set of graphic links. Click on the day you are interested in and you should go right there. 
Today I take an abbreviated tour of the Sultanahmet area of Istanbul. Or Constantinople if you will. With some Byzantine pieces to serve as Coin of the Day.
Today, I tour other Greek sites in Ancient Ionia. The coin of the Day is an Ionian coin.
Today I tour what may be the most spectacularly preserved ancient Greek city, Ephesus. And I show one of the oldest coins there is.
Today was a travel day, London to Istanbul. I took a few pictures. But there is a Coin of the Day.
Steve on Coins 