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LOT 0639
Roman Lead Gaming Die
CIRCA 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (7.94 grams, 11 mm).
Cuboid dice with impressed markings unusually disposed 1:6, 4:5, 3:?. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx gentleman collector of antique and antiquity games from Berkshire, UK, having collected for over 20 years.
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LOT 0639
Roman Lead Gaming Die
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
Substantial crossbow brooch with onion-knop finials and keeled bow with a hatched panel, a ribbed collar above the junction and a wide rectangular footplate with ring-and-dot motifs, pin and integral catchplate on the reverse. 87 grams, 96 mm
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Roman Orange Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Roman Bronze Crescentic Plate Brooch
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Opening Bid: £5
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From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
