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LOT 0711

Sold for (Inc. bp): £221

ROMAN BONE DICE
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (1.87 grams, 10 mm).

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

PROVENANCE:
From the private collection of Colin Narbeth, UK, 1990s, with collection reference no.157.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Allason-Jones, L. & Miket, R., The Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Newcastle, 1984, item 2.82.

CONDITION
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