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LOT 0778

Roman Bone Dice

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

3/8 in. (2.21 grams, 11 mm).

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

Provenance

Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.

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 0778

Roman Bone Dice

Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

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