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LOT 2036
Medieval Bronze Dice
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 in. (1.9 grams, 6 mm).
Very small example with points disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of Colin Narbeth, UK, 1990s, with collection reference no.85.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Literature
See 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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