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LOT 0634
Roman Bone Dice Pair
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 in. (1.78 grams total, 7-8 mm).
Each a bone cube with ring-and-dot markings disposed: 1:6, 2:4, 3:5. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an English collection formed before 2000.
LiteratureCf. 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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