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LOT 0814
Large Roman Gaming Dice Pair
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (5.12 grams total, 11 mm each).
Each cuboid with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. [2]
Provenance
Ex Essex gentleman's collection, 2000s.
Literature
Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 724, for type.
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