★ A beautiful hemiassarion of Antoninus Pius from Rhodos ★

ISLANDS OFF CARIA, Rhodos. Antoninus Pius, 138-161. Hemiassarion (Bronze, 18 mm, 4.82 g, 6 h). KAICAP ANTΩNINOC Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right. Rev. ΡΟΔΙΩΝ Radiate and draped bust of Helios to right. BMC 419. RPC IV.2 online 925. SNG Copenhagen 910. Attractive green patina with reddish deposits. Scratches or adjustment marks on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.

From the collection of R. Wightman, formed from the late 1970s to the early 2000s, ex Gorny & Mosch 269, 9 March 2020, 911 (with original ticket).