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LOT 0786
Roman Bone Gaming Dice
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (5.42 grams, 14 mm).
With incised 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.
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