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LOT 0679

Late Roman Bone Dice Gaming Piece

4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.

5/8 in. (4.08 grams, 14 mm).

Cuboid with rounded edges and corners, ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:2, 3:4, 5:6; with old collector's identification tag '156'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Wiltshire, UK.
From the important private collection of dice and gaming pieces of Colin Narbeth, London, UK, collection no.156.

Literature

See Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 724, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0679

Late Roman Bone Dice Gaming Piece

Sold for (Inc. bp): £221

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