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LOT 1048
Roman Bone Gaming Bar
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.05 grams, 21 mm).
Columnar in form with median piercing, incised ring-and-dot markings. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection of gaming items, formed 1980-1990s.
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