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Antoninus Pius, August 138 - 7 March 161 A.D., Rhodos, Carian Islands
After surrendering its independence to Rome, Rhodes became a cultural and educational center for Roman noble families and was especially noted for its teachers of rhetoric, such as Hermagoras and the unknown author of Rhetorica ad Herennium. At first, the state was an important ally of Rome and enjoyed numerous privileges, but these were later lost in various machinations of Roman politics. Cassius eventually invaded the island and sacked the city. In the early Imperial period Rhodes became a favorite place for political exiles. Early in the 1st century A.D., the Tiberius spent a brief term of exile on Rhodes. Saint Paul brought Christianity to people on the island. Rhodes reached her zenith in the 3rd century.RP110269. Bronze AE 20, BMC Caria p. 270, 419; SNG Keckman I 786; SNGvA 2861; SNG Cop 910; SNG Hunt I 1897; SNG Mün 692; SNG Tüb 610; Weber 6767; RPC Online IV.2 T925, Choice aVF, broad flan, green patina, red earthen deposits, scratches, Rhodos (Rhodes, Greece) mint, weight 4.676g, maximum diameter 20.2mm, die axis 180o, Aug 138 - 7 Mar 161 A.D.; obverse KAICAP - ANTΩNINOC (clockwise from upper right), laureate head right; reverse POΔI-ΩN (clockwise from upper right), Radiate head of Helios right; ex Naville Numismatics auction 60 (27 Sept. 2022) , lot 134; ex NAC auction 100 (29 May 2017), lot 1260; SOLD
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