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LOT 0618
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
ROMAN 'KIDDERMINSTER' LEAD DICE
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (30.5 grams, 17 mm).
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (30.5 grams, 17 mm).
Roughly cuboid in form with rounded edges and some mineral accretion; punched-point markings disposed 1:2, 3:4, 5:6; with dealer's tickets. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Found Kidderminster, Worcestershire, UK, by Mrs Bate.
From the private collection of Colin Narbeth, UK, 1990s, with collection reference no.62.
Accompanied by a small typed identification card by Colin Narbeth.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
LITERATURE:
Cf. 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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AUCTIONS:
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