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LOT 0618
Roman 'Kidderminster' Lead Dice
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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