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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]
ProvenanceFrom a collection of gaming items, formed 1980-1990s.
LiteratureCf. Allason-Jones, L. & Miket, R., The Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Newcastle, 1984, item 2.82.
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