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LOT 0877

Large Roman Bronze Gaming Dice

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (38.8 grams, 18 mm).

Cuboid with impressed points to each face. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector.
From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000.
Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire gentleman.

CONDITION

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LOT 0877

Large Roman Bronze Gaming Dice

Sold for (Inc. bp): £104

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