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LOT 0915

Roman Lead 'Loaded Dice' Gaming Piece

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

1/2 in. (9.24 grams, 11 mm).

Cuboid with impressed point markings disposed 6:6, 2:3, 5:4; old collector's tag '250'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the important private collection of dice and gaming pieces of Colin Narbeth, London, UK, collection no.250.

Literature

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

Footnotes

The die appears to have two broader faces each with two lines of three points flanking a larger central point, perhaps suggesting that the score could be either 1 or 6 according to context.

CONDITION

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LOT 0915

Roman Lead 'Loaded Dice' Gaming Piece

Sold for (Inc. bp): £124

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