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LOT 0971

Roman 'Lancashire' Jet Dice Gaming Piece

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

1/2 in. (3.24 grams, 13 mm).

Cuboid with incised ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:4, 3:5; old collector's label '12' to one face and record card; abraded through usage. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Lancashire, UK.
From the important private collection of dice and gaming pieces of Colin Narbeth, London, UK, collection no.12.

Accompanied by a Colin Narbeth catalogue identification card.

Literature

See Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 724, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0971

Roman 'Lancashire' Jet Dice Gaming Piece

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

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