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LOT 1018

Roman Bone Gaming Dice

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

1/2 in. (2.54 grams, 12 mm).

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

Provenance

From a collection of gaming items, formed 1980-1990s.

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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LOT 1018

Roman Bone Gaming Dice

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

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