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LOT 0615
Large Romano-British Jet Gaming Dice
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.78 grams, 12 mm).
Cuboid with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found UK.
From the important private collection of dice and gaming pieces of Colin Narbeth, London, UK, collection no.27(A).
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