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LOT 0850
Roman Bone Gaming Dice
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (3.45 grams, 12 x 13 mm).
Cuboid with slightly dished faces, incised ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection of gaming items, formed 1980-1990s.
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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