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LOT 0668

Roman Bone Dice Pair

2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER

1/2 in. (10.2 grams total, 14 mm each).

With ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:3, 4:5. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex collection of a UK gentleman formed in the 1990s.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Literature

Cf. 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 0668

Roman Bone Dice Pair

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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