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LOT 0890

Roman Lead Dice Group

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

3/8 - 1/2 in. (42 grams total, 10-13 mm).

Roughly cuboid in form with traces of impressed dot markings, surface accretion. [3, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of Colin Narbeth, UK, 1990s, with collection reference no.75?
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.

CONDITION
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LOT 0890

Roman Lead Dice Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

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