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