Bronze Ring Find Indicates Alexandria’s Antirhodos Island Was Used Until Second Century AD

A bronze ring discovered in Alexandria’s lighthouse area indicates that Antirhodos Island remained in use until the second century AD, according to details announced by Egypt’s antiquities authorities.

Dr Ahmed Rahima, assistant to the minister of tourism and antiquities, outlined the archaeological discovery in Alexandria’s Eastern Harbour.

The find involves a mission from the General Department of Underwater Antiquities, which operates under the Supreme Council of Antiquities.

The ring offers evidence for the timeline of activity on Antirhodos. The brief announcement did not specify how it was dated or what type of use continued on the island.