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LOT 0579
Roman Limestone Gaming Counter Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 3/4 in. (36 grams total, 13-19 mm).
Twenty discoid limestone counters each with an incuse cinquefoil to both faces. [20, No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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