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LOT 0867
Roman Bone Gaming Dice Pair
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (8.42 grams total, 13 mm each).
Cuboid type, each with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. [2]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
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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